原著論文
自然体験の動向と植樹活動の教育的効果
2020 年 26 巻 1 号 p. 17-36
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2020 年 26 巻 1 号 p. 17-36
It has been reported that nature experiences are effective at promoting healthy growth, especially in young people. Although nature experiences have been linked to better mental health, little research has examined the effects of tree-planting activities across all age group. Therefore, in this study, the effects of nature experiences and the educational benefits of tree-planting activities were investigated by using a questionnaire survey with respondents ranging from preschool age to their seventies. The principal findings of this research are as follows:
1) Of the respondents, 68.7% said that this was their first planting festival. In addition, 18.9-27.5% of elementary school children, teenagers, and respondents in their twenties did not regularly engage in outdoor activities.
2) Respondents who regularly engaged in outdoor activities tended to have experience planting and growing trees.
3) When asked to describe their impression of forests, respondents with nature experiences such as planting activities reported not only having a large number of different tree species growing in their community, but also having actual forests in mind.
4) The planting activity provided 33.0% of the older elementary school children with their first experience growing trees, and the planting festival offered a number of participants a sense of accomplishment and allowed them to engage all five senses through direct experience.
5) It can be presumed that there is a positive correlation between the number of planting experiences and consideration of one’s own behavior in relation to environmental issues.
