森林文化学及其在高等林业教育中的地位和作用

为探讨森林文化学的概念及其学科体系的组成，该文通过对中外森林文化思想的产生和我国森林文化研究发展历程的考证，提出了一个森林文化学的定义，即森林文化学是研究在物质、制度和精神层面上的森林文化现象及其相互关系的科学。文章考虑了一个多学科交叉融合的森林文化学学科体系应该涉及的范围，认为森林文化学课程是林学等相关专业的主要专业基础课。森林文化学有益于学生知识结构的改善、人文素质的提高和人格的培养。生态文化学科群的建设，将对我国高等林业教育的跨越式发展起到决定性作用。同时文章建议我国应建设面向世界的森林文化学术组织和研究机构。

Forest Culture Studies and Its Position and Functions in Higher Forestry Education

In order to discuss the concept and subject system of forest culture studies,the authors have researched the origin of forest culture thoughts at home and abroad and the development course of forest culture studies in China.The authors regard, as a science,forest culture studies research the phenomena of culture from the aspects of material,system and spirit and the relationship of themselves.The subject system of forest culture studies relates to many different scientific fields.The authors think that the course of forest culture studies is the main foundation course for the major of forestry,and it is beneficial to the improving of students' knowledge structure,the increasing of students' humanistic quality and the development of students' personality.The establishment of subjects cluster of ecological culture will decide the leap development of higher forestry education of China.And the authors point out that the research institutions of forest culture studies in China should be set up.