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[HCG25-P01] Students' Attitudes Toward Satoyama and Their Willingness to Participate in Satoyama Activities
Keywords:Satoyama, Willingness, Attitudes
Introduction
Satoyama, which was created by people's activities, is now in danger. In order to preserve satoyama in the future, it is very important to understand the understanding of satoyama among the younger generation and their willingness to participate in activities. The purpose of this study was to identify the issues that students feel they need to address in order to participate in satoyama activities, and to examine the main issues based on the results.
Study Methods
In this study, a web-based questionnaire was used to obtain responses from 117 students in order to clarify their perceptions of Satoyama activities. The questionnaire asked for respondents' attributes, past participation in satoyama experiences, current willingness to participate, and suggestions for improvement. To clarify the relationship between the attributes of the subjects and the impressions of satoyama activities obtained, text mining by KHcoder was used. The co-occurrence network was created based on four perspectives: gender, age, faculty, and place of residence, based on the view that "different attributes of the subjects give different impressions.
Results
The ratio of males to females was about 2:1, and about 75% of the respondents were between 21 and 23 years old. Although 90% of the respondents had participated in the past, and more than 70% were willing to participate, only 5.1% of the respondents were currently participating.
The most common cumulative number of participation was one. The age at which people first experienced Satoyama peaked at 5 to 6 years old. This indicates that experiences at this age are more likely to be remembered. The issues that the students felt were transportation, discomfort, and lack of time. Suggestions for improvement included information dissemination, events, the five senses, rewards, and ease of participation.
Conclusion
The total number of times respondents participated in Satoyama activities was found to be the highest at one time.
Those who participated more often were more likely to mow the grass and observe nature. This suggests that having a satoyama activity environment close to home may be an important condition for participation.
As for the timing of Satoyama activities, the results show that people who experienced Satoyama between the ages of 5 and 10 remember their experiences, suggesting that it is effective to conduct Satoyama activities during this age group.
Satoyama, which was created by people's activities, is now in danger. In order to preserve satoyama in the future, it is very important to understand the understanding of satoyama among the younger generation and their willingness to participate in activities. The purpose of this study was to identify the issues that students feel they need to address in order to participate in satoyama activities, and to examine the main issues based on the results.
Study Methods
In this study, a web-based questionnaire was used to obtain responses from 117 students in order to clarify their perceptions of Satoyama activities. The questionnaire asked for respondents' attributes, past participation in satoyama experiences, current willingness to participate, and suggestions for improvement. To clarify the relationship between the attributes of the subjects and the impressions of satoyama activities obtained, text mining by KHcoder was used. The co-occurrence network was created based on four perspectives: gender, age, faculty, and place of residence, based on the view that "different attributes of the subjects give different impressions.
Results
The ratio of males to females was about 2:1, and about 75% of the respondents were between 21 and 23 years old. Although 90% of the respondents had participated in the past, and more than 70% were willing to participate, only 5.1% of the respondents were currently participating.
The most common cumulative number of participation was one. The age at which people first experienced Satoyama peaked at 5 to 6 years old. This indicates that experiences at this age are more likely to be remembered. The issues that the students felt were transportation, discomfort, and lack of time. Suggestions for improvement included information dissemination, events, the five senses, rewards, and ease of participation.
Conclusion
The total number of times respondents participated in Satoyama activities was found to be the highest at one time.
Those who participated more often were more likely to mow the grass and observe nature. This suggests that having a satoyama activity environment close to home may be an important condition for participation.
As for the timing of Satoyama activities, the results show that people who experienced Satoyama between the ages of 5 and 10 remember their experiences, suggesting that it is effective to conduct Satoyama activities during this age group.