To promote a concept-based curriculum in home economics aimed at fostering versatile skills, we clarifi ed the subject-specific perspectives that home economics addresses and the qualities and abilities required in home economics. The research method involved obtaining suggestions on how home economics can be involved in realizing well-being in a sustainable society. Next, we organized the qualities and abilities required in home economics based on a conceptual understanding. Finally, we identified paths for a home economics curriculum to formulate a conceptual understanding.
We identified the following four directions to introduce a concept-based curriculum in home economics: (1) Design a curriculum with the pursuit of well-being as the subject axis. (2) Develop a curriculum that takes the family and home as its starting point and expands the idea of transferability to a sustainable society. (3) Consider the learning content and difficulty level of questions according to each student’s developmental stage. (4) Inquiry-based learning that draws out students’ interests and concerns should be actively incorporated. The promotion of a conceptual curriculum allows for the development of curriculum management with competency-based, cross-curricular learning.