Consciousness and behavior relating to <i>Mottainai</i> among first-year university students by academic field: Relationships with domestic life and environmental study

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  • 分野別にみた大学新入生の「もったいない」意識と実際の行動
  • 分野別にみた大学新入生の「もったいない」意識と実際の行動 : 家庭生活および環境学習との関係
  • ブンヤベツ ニ ミタ ダイガク シンニュウセイ ノ 「 モッタイナイ 」 イシキ ト ジッサイ ノ コウドウ : カテイ セイカツ オヨビ カンキョウ ガクシュウ ト ノ カンケイ
  • －家庭生活および環境学習との関係－

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<p>The purpose of this study was to examine consciousness and behavior relating to mottainai (wastefulness) among first-year university students in three academic fields: environmental studies, education, and the humanities. Three important themes emerged from the results. 1) The degrees of consciousness and behavior of women were higher than those of men in all academic fields, were highest among environmental studies majors, and were related to domestic life in all academic fields. Women’’ consciousness and behavior were related to environmental education for environmental studies and education majors, but not humanities majors. 2) The degrees of consciousness and behavior of men did not differ across academic fields, were only weakly related to domestic life among education and humanities majors, and showed little relation to environmental education in all academic fields. The degrees of behavior of men were only weakly related to practical lessons in environmental education at school. 3) These results suggest the importance of an increased emphasis on environmental education, considering the observed differences across genders and academic fields.</p>

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