抄録
Members of the Ninjin-net Association, a NPO involved in community informatization activities participated in this study. Comparison between the sense of community of Ninjin-net members and non-member residents’ revealed that Ninjin-net members did not have a particularly proactive sense of community in terms of participating in local activities. However, both members and non-member residents had a moderately high proactive sense of community. Examining the relationship between the sense of community in members and the motivation to participate in NPO activities indicated that the motivation to participate in Ninjin-net activities was higher among the members who had a strong desire to actively cooperate with others in local activities, those who believed it was important for residents to have the right to decide how to better their community, and those who did not believe that it was acceptable to leave local issues to the government or to dedicated others. These results suggest that encouraging Ninjin-net members who are highly motivated to participate in Ninjin-net activities may also lead them to participate in more general local activities.
