2013 Volume 18 Issue 2 Pages 11-20
The objective of this study was to extract, classify and interpret what kind of characteristics contribute to community welfare. A questionnaire survey was conducted on 122 students of social welfare in a group setting in July 2009. Participants were also asked to provide free written comments about "what kind of characteristics contribute to community welfare." The researchers analyzed 50 responses. Data were analyzed using KH Coder (Ver.2.beta.27) developed by Higuchi (2011), in which hierarchical cluster analysis and correspondence analysis are conducted, and the results were examined and classified. Nine clusters of characteristics were extracted as a result of the hierarchical cluster analysis. The researchers also divided the results into four word groups based on correspondence analysis. When the results of the hierarchical cluster analysis and those of the correspondence analysis were compared, a close relationship was observed. The present findings regarding characteristics that contribute to community welfare can be applied to the promotion of community welfare.
