Abstract
>ABSTRACT This study investigated a practical problem in Sudanese secondary female home economics education, namely, the lack of involvement of methods of teaching critical thinking skills, which is believed to be a major defect in teaching/learning of home economics. Also, there is a complete omission of provision of any INSET programme for secondary home economics teachers regarding the improvement of their methods of teaching. This paper presents an account of an INSET course in teaching problem‐solving conducted in Sudan in summer 1992 for secondary home economics teachers of Omdurman. Using both semi‐structured interviews and self‐report Likert questionnaire, teachers' views about teaching problem‐solving in the context of home economics were investigated. Respondents views were solicited on several areas. The results showed teachers' positive attitudes towards the INSET and the use of problem‐solving methods. As INSET of Sudanese home economics teachers has been consistently ignored, the findings of...
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