Outcomes of “Kikigaki Kousien” and Its Social Impact on Forest Environmental Education

• Ando Megumi

  Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Agro-biological Resource Sciences and Technology, University of Tsukuba

• Kohroki Katsuhisa

  Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 森林環境教育としての「聞き書き甲子園」の社会的意義とその効果
• シンリン カンキョウ キョウイク ト シテ ノ 「 キキガキ コウシエン 」 ノ シャカイテキ イギ ト ソノ コウカ

Abstract

“Kikigaki Kousien” is a project undertaken in 2002. This attempt was supposed to enhance high school students to meet farmers and foresters through on-site fieldworks. This essay examines three outcomes of “Kikigaki Kousien” and its social impact on forest environmental education through questionnaire and interviews to farmers, foresters, high school students, and sponsors. Firstly, foresters and students had the opportunity of intergenerational communication through this project. Farmers and foresters shared their experience and knowledge with the participants who are not familiar with these industries, and also became more motivated in boosting their work leand improving behavior as well. Secondly, the project has seen the short-term and long-term effects among the high school students. As the short-term effect, all the students enhanced communication with the others across Japan. It was a good chance for them to meet foresters and deepen their knowledge on agriculture and forestry. On the other handregarding the long-term effect, half of the participants changed their behavior and way of thinking about natural environment, while the other half mentioned that the project supported them to clarify their future career and backed up the decision-making. Thirdly, FamilyMart Co. Ltd. is willing to sponsor the project in recognition of the participation of high school students. Hence it is necessary for sponsors to avoid limiting the scale to Cooperate Social Responsibility and consider the project from many angles.

Journal

• Journal of the Japanese Forest Society

  Journal of the Japanese Forest Society 96 (3), 123-131, 2014

  THE JAPANESE FORESTRY SOCIETY

Keywords

• forest environmental education
• high school students
• farmers and foresters
• interview and writing

Details

• CRID: 1390001205229287936
• NII Article ID: 130004691262
• NII Book ID: AA12003078
• DOI: 10.4005/jjfs.96.123
• ISSN: 1882398X
• ISSN: 13498509
• NDL BIB ID: 025690571
• Web Site: https://agriknowledge.affrc.go.jp/RN/2010873505
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• Text Lang: ja
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