The purpose of this study is to observe the influence education experience (home, school, and mass media) on reducing practice behavior(purchasing, using, disposing and leading) of food-related wastes. The study also sought to promote strategy and suggest effective activation plans for the vitalization of behavior of reducing food-related wastes. The study subjects were 412 adult consumers who answered a structured questionnaire. The main findings are as follows: First, the scores of home education experience were 3.61±0.71, which was the highest, and 3.45±0.74 for school education experience, which was the lowest. Second, according to factor analysis, the reducing practice behavior of food-related wastes was converged purchasing, using, disposing and leading behavior. The scores of disposing behavior were 3.79±0.67, which was the highest, and 2.87±0.82 for leading behavior, which was the lowest. Third, the common variables influencing the reducing practice behavior(purchasing, using, disposing and leading) of food-related wastes were home education and mass media and the powerful variable influencing was home education. The results of this study can be used as basic data for the development of educational programs for effective food-related waste reduction.

Abstract
I. 서 론
II. 연구 내용 및 방법
    1. 조사 대상 및 기간
    2. 조사 내용 및 방법
III. 결과 및 고찰
    1. 식품쓰레기 감량에 대한 교육경험
    2. 식품쓰레기 감량 실천 행동
    3. 가정, 학교, 대중매체의 교육경험이 식품쓰레기 감량 실천행동에 미치는 영향력
IV. 요약 및 결론
References

• 최경숙(경북대학교 사범교육대학 가정교육과) | Kyoung Sook Choi (Department of Home Economics Education, Kyungpook National University)
• 김지은(동국대학교(경주) 사범교육대학 가정교육과) | Ji Eun Kim (Department of Home Economics Education, Dongguk University) Corresponding author