Scientific empirical research to utilize "farmer's wisdom" in school agricultural learning

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K21777
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Medium-sized Section 9:Education and related fields
• Research Institution: Fukuoka University of Education
• Principal Investigator: HIRAO KENIJI 福岡教育大学, 教育学部, 教授 (70301348)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-06-28 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 栽培学習 / 農家 / 作物の栽培 / 農業技術 / 小中学校 / 有機農法 / 農業教育 / 科学的検証

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In order to incorporate the excellent agricultural techniques of two prominent organic farmers into agricultural learning at school sites, their scientific verification and research to establish them as "teaching materials" were conducted. 1. On Mr. Yoshida's farming method, the weed input method and the soil preparation method using vegetable residues for school lunch in vegetable gardens and planter cultivation were focused, and established a concrete method assuming a school while conducting scientific verification. 2. Mr.Furuno's herbicide tool "Hawking" has revealed the growth-promoting effect that accompanies the herbicidal effect, and it has been found that it can be used by children and students at school. Based on these scientific grounds, it was possible to introduce it to school sites.

Free Research Field

農業教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は，直接的な農学からの専門的な研究アプローチではなく，教育現場への活用による「次世代への普及」を中心に据え，多くの専門的手法を結集させながら進めようとしたものである。
本研究で得られた成果は小中学校の関連教科，農業高校において幅広く活用が可能である。子どもたちに「農家の知恵」を伝える教材を提供することができるならば，将来，我が国の農業を支える次世代への波及効果は計り知れない。 本研究は「農家の知恵」を活用することに始まり，専門学問と教科教育の間を結び，教科内容を大きく深化させる可能性をもつものである。