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http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2019.108.2.259

Perceptions and Demands Analysis on the Creation and Management of School Forests  

Jeong, Seongyeop (Department of Forest Welfare, National Institute of Forest Science)
Lee, Yeonhee (Department of Forest Welfare, National Institute of Forest Science)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.108, no.2, 2019 , pp. 259-268 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate whether the schools and local governments were aware of the creation and operation of school forests. A survey was conducted of 45 teachers of schools selected as having the best practices in the school forest and 153 local government officials within the district where the school forests were built. The school teachers attributed the necessity to create school forests to the importance of beautifying the environment. The results showed that the area in which the school forest was created, the school environment after the school forest was created, and use of the school forest were generally satisfactory, but maintenance of the school forest was not somewhat unsatisfactory. Additionally, the results indicated that continuous maintenance was necessary for the effective use of the school forest, and there was a great need for professional personnel to conduct the maintenance program. Furthermore, local government officials recognized that beautification of the school environment was the best effect of creating the school forests. They also realized a great need for local government's support of a maintenance program and its cooperation with related ministries and agencies to create and operate the school forest. Thus, it is crucial to devise measures for maintenance and to establish a system by which schools and local governments can work closely to promote the creation and operation of these school forests.
Keywords
forest school; government official; management; perception; teacher;
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