UDC

378.016:33

Authors

Shutova Irina Petrovna
Tyumen State University (Branch in Ishim) (Ishim, Russia)
e-mail: irshbasya@mail.ru

Abstract

This paper substantiates the idea that in ecological education of students integration should be manifested not only in the establishment of comprehensive relations between environmental concepts and elements of knowledge of the studied disciplines (interdisciplinarity) but also in the development of conceptual approaches to the educational process, based on the use of new research strategies developing a holistic understanding of the world. As a strategy for such ecological education the author suggest using transdisciplinary approach, transdisciplinarity meaning a unity of knowledge beyond the specific disciplines. Implementation of this approach in education will help establish a link between the humanities, natural and social sciences, as well as art, literature, poetry and other spheres of spiritual experience, i.e. using the principle of complementarity combine the things that traditionally have been seen as direct opposites. The study of the process of integration has revealed its bases, factors, conditions, mechanisms and functions, while the study of its results has shown the degree of integration of the content of educational materials in the intra-subject and intra- and inter-cycle space, as well as the depth of interaction between the information being integrated on the empirical, theoretical, and methodological levels. The article introduces the stages of practical implementation of the ideas of integration in ecological training of students. This paper can be useful for ecological training of students in various fields.

Keywords

integration, ecological education, ecological culture, educational content, interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, systems-synergetic approach, integrative and humanities approach

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