Perception of Girls and Their Parents Towards Home Science as a Subject

Abstract The present paper aims to find the reasons for decline in popularity of Home Science as a subject and to assess the perception of 10th grade girls and their parents regarding it, its objectives, and curriculum and future options. The purposive sampling procedure was used for data collection. Five government schools and five private schools were selected for the study. Only tenth grader 130 female students and their parents were selected for the study. Questionnaires were used for the girls and their parents and the tool was developed in Hindi in the light of objectives for easy understanding. Results depicts that girls have less interest in Home Science because of less career options and weaning interest, which are the reasons for its deteriorating popularity. More girls have a clear understanding regarding the objectives of the subject, future options and the curriculum than parents.