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ECOTECHNOLOGICAL APPROACH FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION: LIEPAJA UNIVERSITY CASE

Roberts Jurmalietis, Lilita Abele, Juris Benders

First published: 2015https://doi.org/10.5593/SGEMSOCIAL2015/B12/S3.042View metrics

Abstract

Ecotechnology / ecological engineering as a „partnership with nature” idea based body of knowledge and methodology for ecosystem management represents itself a reasonable innovation for sustainable development education enhancement. An inspiring example of such an ecotechnological approach rooted educational experience has been discussed; namely, relevant analysis has been focused on cognitive achievements gained through development of Professional Master study program „Ecotechnologies” at Liepaja University (Latvia). Program`s implementation stimulates development of ecotechnological thinking (contrasted with conventional narrow engineering approach which dominates in professional environmental studies) related interdisciplinary competencies, creativity skills, holistic reasoning capabilities, etc. enhancing thus students` professionalism and ensuring their adaptability to changing market of environmental jobs. Interdisciplinarisation as program`s paradigmatic cornerstone has been favoured expressly through development of the following complementary subdivisions: 1) environmental technology, 2) environmental economics, and 3) environmental psychology & health; with designing innovative content courses like environmental systems dynamic, advertisement psychology, eco-innovation, health-resort science, environmental social anthropology, etc. Such an approach particularly promotes a) a deepened insight into sustainability issues, b) diversification of students` employment potentials, c) development of students` personality, including their psychological attraction towards ecotechnological lifestyle, d) local environment and development specifity awareness.

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Title
ECOTECHNOLOGICAL APPROACH FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION: LIEPAJA UNIVERSITY CASE
Authors
Roberts Jurmalietis, Lilita Abele, Juris Benders
Proceedings
Proceedings of 2nd International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference on Social Sciences and Arts SGEM2015
Publisher
STEF92 Technology
Year
2015
Pages
325-332
SWS Citekey
Jurmalietis20153325332
ISSN
2367-5659
ISBN
978-619-7105-45-2
Language
en
Publication type
Proceedings Paper
Keywords
ecotechnological approach / thinkinginterdisciplinarityenvironmental technologyenvironmental economicsenvironmental psychology
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