Possible New Approach to Human Resource Development in Fisheries and Coastal Societies

Roles of University Education in Long-term Aspect

Abstract

This paper purposed to identify whether a local-oriented curriculum course at agriculture faculty of a university would benefit to a local society helping students to get experience of field works, with focus on its development process and current situation. This paper had three specific objectives. The first was to clarify what role education of university should have on human resource development in fisheries and coastal societies. The second objective was to consider function and possibility of local-oriented curriculum course prepared through collaboration between the university and the local society. Lastly, a case study on Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Hiroshima University was conducted. For the long run basis, such a curriculum course with support from the local society would lead to human resource development in fisheries and coastal community.