The purpose of this survey is to study and analyze the filial devotion awareness of teenagers and to give the right conception. This research will promote efficient and effective education of filial devotion. Results are followed. First, the awareness...
The purpose of this survey is to study and analyze the filial devotion awareness of teenagers and to give the right conception. This research will promote efficient and effective education of filial devotion. Results are followed. First, the awareness on ``life`` and ``education`` showed 85.7%, 86.8%, which was highly analyzed; however, negative view also showed 2.2%, 5.5%, influenced by the materialistic social environment. Second, respect awareness on parents was 81.3%, showing that the awareness has been gradually discolored compared with the past. Third, 68.1% agreed on the filial duty to provide for their parents. But, compared to the idea of ``Confucianism`` of the past, this mind also has been faded. Fourth, 61.5% agreed on serving their own parents is the filial duty, but 16.5% said that they require only filial awareness and they did not have to actually live with the parents to care for them Fifth, maintaining obedience customs was shown 39.6% and the others said to need change in such custom. Regarding the awareness of obedience, only 17.6% said to obey their parents completely. Sixth, 49.4% of the teenagers have shown that they will not hesitate to advise their parents when the parents perform negative actions. Seventh, 52.7% of the participants responded to have success filial devotion, to be successful in the future to please the parents. 93.4% of the participants reported their determination to become a successful person in the future for their parents. Eighth, well founded filial devotion reported most children to follow the guidance and request of the parents; however, increasing population says that unconditional devotion and obedience is unreasonable. Ninth, by observing the ancestral rites, 49.4% of the respondents participated in such rite in their own will and belief. Therefore, based on the research, the conclusion is as follow. First, revision of filial devotion related texts and more hand-on education is required for students to develop healthy filial consciousness. Second, publication of approved textbook with well found notion of filial duty is required to educate the students about the filial devotion. Third, in religious context, periodic religious participation and filial education are required. Fourth, away from bureaucracy led system, more civil system must be founded to promote, motivate, and encourage filial activity. One example of public system is such as creating organization likefilial activity community. Fifth, such system must support the rural area, where they lack the filial awareness the most, to educate the students about healthy filial devotion. The effect of such education must be recorded and included in the self-evaluation system of the education bureau. Sixth, the media must strongly promote filial devotion related events to help establish right sense of filial duty. Seventh, more profound researches on filial devotion are required for better understanding of filial duty.