Present conditions and problems of soil education in Japan

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  • Asano Maki
    Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba.

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  • 日本における土壌教育の現状と課題
  • ニホン ニ オケル ドジョウ キョウイク ノ ゲンジョウ ト カダイ

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Soil education has become more important from the viewpoint of environmental education and land conservation. This article reports on challenges to soil education identified by the Soil Education Committee, Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. In Japan, soil education is lacking in the curriculum of elementary, junior high, and high schools. The main reasons for this situation are the lack of instructional materials and that there is little chance for many teachers to study about soil during their school days. To overcome this situation, the Soil Education Committee published guidelines and a textbook for soil education that correspond to the government’s new curriculum guidelines of 2008. Soil observation for nature instructors has been organized by committee members, who have also established environmental education programs in local areas. As the next step we should focus more on the problems that exist in the cooperation between teachers and instructors, and we should work to advance soil education in Japan. It also will become more and more important to enhance the partnerships among various scientists of different fields who are interested in soil education.

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