| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | a139 |
| Survey Title | Monograph/Elementary School Students Now: Sense of Wastefulness, 1992 |
| Depositor | Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute (Former Name:Benesse Corporation) |
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| Period of Data Use Permission | One year |
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| Summary |
Modern Japanese children grow up with a sense of abundance and little experience of the opposite. In other words, today's children know the joy of having everything they need and never having to go without. They grow up in a world where everything is taken for granted, and they cannot imagine a shortage. Hence, today’s children are not mindful of wastefulness. Rather, according to one way of thinking, sensitivity to mottainai (waste) is being lost. How can we teach children to be mindful of wastefulness in today's affluent society? This is an important new issue in children's development. With this in mind, this survey aims to ascertain how children living in today's society feel about their affluent environment and measure their sensitivity to wastefulness by focusing on the family as an important part of their environment. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | Fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-year elementary school students living in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, and Saitama |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size | A sample of 1,740 students (988 boys and 752 girls; 628 students in 4th year, 551 students in 5th year, and 561 students in 6th year) |
| Date of Collection |
1992-11 ~ 1992-12 1992/11～12 |
| Time Period |
1992 ~ 1992 |
| Spatial Unit | kanagawa chiba Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama |
| Sampling Procedure | |
| Mode of Data Collection | Questionnaire survey through schools |
| Investigator | Fukutake Shoten (now Benesse Corporation) |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.a139 |
| Sponsors (Funds) | |
| Related Publications (by the Investigator) | Please refer to the abstract in Japanese. |
| Related Publications (based on Secondary Analysis) | List of related publications (based on Secondary Analysis) |
| Documentation | 【 Questionnaire 】 |
| Major Survey Items |
(1) Demographic items Grade，gender，self-image. (2) Sensitivity to wastefulness Actions taken when school supplies are lost, pencil usage practices (average number of pencils typically in the child’s pencil case, whether the child’s name is written on the pencils, length at which pencils are replaced, disposal method for old pencils), disposal method for various items, degree of wastefulness, treatment of leftover food and forgotten items (3) Mother's disciplinary style Aspects to which the mother pays attention, mother’s method of dealing with lost items, mother’s thoughts about discarding possessions and buying new ones, monetary amount of child’s allowance, monetary threshold to avoid feeling wasteful when dropping things, things that apply to the mother, members who take care of things at home |
| Date of Release | 2006/09/07 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Compulsory and pre-school education SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND GROUPINGS SOCIETY AND CULTURE |
| Topics in SSJDA | Education/Learning |
| Version | 1 ： 2006-09-07 |
| Notes for Users | Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. |