Abstract
The purposes of this study were to investigate high school girl students' concerns about aged people and their needs for learning in home economics classes, as well as to examine elements influencing their concerns and needs. Questionaire were replied by 1, 033 senior high school girl students living in Kanagawa and Ibaraki Prefectures. The results showed : 1. No significant relationship was found between students' concerns/needs among those having previous experiences in living with grandparents and those without such experiences. 2. Students who had previous experiences in contact with aged people had higher degrees of concerns/needs. 3. Students who have been learning more about senior citizens, through reading books, papers and having experience learning in class, had a higher degree of concern/needs. 4. However, it was found that when students visited senior citizen homes/care centers in large groups, a high degree of concerns/needs was not evident.
