The purpose of this study is to consider academics and students as actors in community development in a broad sense and to discuss the achievements and problems in fieldwork education. The study area is the Wara District in Gujo City, Gifu Prefecture. The author has been participating in activities toward developing a community development group of the Wara District since 2011. This has been achieved through workshops on the maintenance of rural settlements and inward migration and by collaborative research with students about the consciousness of migrants and the network of members in community development groups. Following on this, the author has been conducting laboratory workshops in the Wara District to enhance the knowledge and the motivation of local residents through a report of graduation theses about regional revitalization by students who studied the technique of fieldwork. According to the questionnaire conducted by the author's laboratory at the workshops, most participants highly appreciated the planning of the workshop and contents of the students' presentations. By promoting fieldwork education in the area where the academic researcher is constantly cooperating with the community to promote development, students can frequently visit the area. As a result, the students can obtain a detailed understanding of the area and develop a personal attachment to the location and its residents. This indicates that fieldwork education is more effective than just mastering research skills. In other words, through interaction with local residents and an experience of diverse activities, it is possible to cultivate human resources and spokespersons for regional development.