Abstract
The purpose of this study is to clarify the influence of study experience about the elderly in home economics education upon "Level of concern for the elderly" and "Level of support for the elderly". We conducted a survey of over 1200 high school students. The class content which high school students experienced the most was "explanations and lectures about the elderly", followed by "experiencing life as an elderly person". The class content high school students were most interested in was "experiencing life as an elderly person", followed by "exchanges with the elderly in the local area". The students with experience of studying about the elderly had a higher level for the "Level of concern for the elderly" and the "Level of support for the elderly" than students without this experience. Study experience which involved students coming into direct contact with the elderly had a bigger influence on "Level of concern for the elderly" and "Level of support for the elderly" than study experience without such direct contact.
