2018 Volume 81 Issue 5 Pages 637-642
There are moves to encourage young people to participate in green space conservation activities because the activities have problems such as the aging of members or the shortage of participants in Japan. The purpose of this study was to clarify a relationship between contents of hands-on learning program regarding green space conservation activity and experiences Obtained by Youth. "Laboratory on Domestic Environmental Problem" of a class provided at Takushoku university in Tokyo was studied. The program was carried out in 2015 (n=14) and 2016 (n=16). Contents of the program contained not only practices in maintenance works but PR of conservation activity at an event and that fieldwork in a city. Thirty final reports and 113 activity reports, which were written by students, were analyzed by text mining. In addition, questionnaire surveys were conducted at the guidance and final times of the program. Results of text mining showed that participants gained various experiences such as “understanding conservation groups and CSR activities”, “one significant point and one challenge in making an appeal for our activity” and “getting my new idea about conservation”.
