Development and Implementation of a Housing Welfare Service Education Program to Enhance Housing-Related Independent Living Competence among High School Students

This study aimed to develop and implement a housing welfare service education program to systematically enhance high school students’ housing-related independent living competence and support safe, sustainable independent living required in young adulthood. The program was developed using the ADDIE instructional design model, following the stages of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. To establish the program framework, the 2022 revised high school home economics curriculum and achievement standards related to housing independence were analyzed. In addition, 14 textbooks—11 general electives (Technology and Home Economics), one career elective (Life Science Exploration), and two convergence electives (Life Planning and Independence)—were reviewed alongside literature on youth housing conditions and housing welfare service policies. Based on these analyses, housing-related independent living competence was structured into three domains: Understanding Housing, Housing Welfare Services, and Rational Decision-Making. An eight-session housing welfare service education program was designed, and pre- and post-test instruments and a course satisfaction survey were developed. Content validity was verified by seven experts in home economics education, with all instruments demonstrating high validity (CVI ≥ .94). The experts evaluated the program as educationally applicable, noting its balanced coverage of key elements such as housing rights awareness, housing value exploration, public rental housing and financial support systems, information and consultation services, and housing contract procedures. The program was implemented with 59 third-year high school students in Sejong Special Self-Governing City. The pre- and post-test results indicated significant improvement in overall housingrelated independent living competence (t = −10.418, p < .001) and across all sub-domains. Course satisfaction was high (M = 4.71). These findings suggest that housing welfare service education is an effective and practical approach to preparing young people for independent living and provides a foundation for expanding housing welfare education within the home economics curriculum.