An Analysis of Meaning of Housing and Ideal Housing Environments that the University Students Perceived

The aim of the study was to investigate the meaning of housing, the elements of ideal housing environments that university students in Korea perceived, and to analyze their housing values. Data were collected from two universities (K and U Universities) during the 2017 spring semester; 110 students taking the liberal arts class were required to draw meaning of housing and their ideal housing environments. Data were analyzed based by frequency, Mean, t-test, ANOVA, and pearson correlation analysis using PASW Statistics 18. The results of the study were as follows; First, the many students were perceived housing as the place for daily lives and activities (n=45, M=1.23). The following were emotional place, the place for family harmony, or private living. Especially, the students have lived in dormitory were likely to think housing as the place for daily lives and activities. Second, the main elements the students mainly dealt with for their ideal housing plan were physical efficiency (n=81, M=2.01). The following were design details, infrastructure of near environment, and socio-economic characteristics. Third, main housing values were individuality/ privacy (n=66, M=1.64) and health/comfort (n=55, M=1.41). Based on the results of the study, the university students need to experience various spaces in/out of the campus, so that they can set up right housing value and make proper decision in their future housing selection.