Current Status, Issues of Forest and Forestry Specialized Education in Agricultural High Schools:

<p>This study is a fundamental research aimed at examining the issuies and possibilities of cultivating forestry and forestry personnel in specialized high schools. Also, it is a case study with the objective of revealing some aspects of the current status and challenges of forestry and forestry education conducted in one agricultural high school. The target of the investigation is Agricultural High School A, which offers a forestry and forestry course in the eastern part of Japan. The research was conducted through document research on School A, interviews with current and former teachers at School A, and a questionnaire survey of students enrolled in the forestry course.The results of the investigation revealed that in Specialization Group F at School A, while there was a decrease in the number of subjects related to forestry and forestry education, the training function for forestry and forestry personnel was maintained with the support of teachers who received specialized education in forestry science at universities. However, the current situation indicated that the function of cultivating forestry and forestry personnel for students outside Specialization Group F was not sufficient.On the other hand, it was found that there are challenges to enhancing the training function for forestry and forestry personnel in the E Department of School A. These issuies include 1) improving the content of forestry and forestry-related subjects, 2) educational collaboration with other institutions, 3) collaboration with forestry schools, and 4) addressing the quantitative and qualitative enhancement of teachers.</p>