scholarly journals La Fauna Silvestre De Córdoba Y Su Rol Ecológico Aplicadas En Prácticas Socio-Comunitarias De Enseñanza

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (33) ◽  
pp. 468
Author(s):  
Claudia. M. Dellafiore ◽  
Valeria Autrán ◽  
Delia Aiassa ◽  
Pablo Brandolin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
University Students ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Ecological Role ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
School Students ◽  
Local Fauna ◽  
Higher Education Curriculum ◽  
Teaching Community

The National Rio Cuarto University (UNRC, Cordoba, Argentina) has a scheme to encourage the inclusion of community-engagement activities (PSC) in the Higher Education curriculum. In this context, the Natural Sciences department (Faculty of Exact Sciences, Physico-Chemical and Natural) carried out a PSC activity named “Animal Biodiversity”. This activity responds to specific needs by the local teaching community and the general public, where many teachers admit that they lack knowledge about the local fauna and their ecological role, and that they don’t have enough time or information to develop this type of content during their scheduled teaching sessions. Therefore, the present activity aimed to liaise the Higher Education community and local primary and secondary school teachers. Biology university students taking the “Systematic Zoology” module prepared a session about “Snakes and scorpions of Cordoba. Their identification and ecological role” that included both theoretical and practical aspects for secondary school students from “Ramón Artemio Estafolani – Granja Siquem” school. The analysis of the PSC activities highlighted the importance of building inclusion bridges with the local community, and the need to build social and cultural support networks. It is important to implement processes that encourage PSC in Higher Education, in order to highlight professional values, promote social responsibility and develop creative, active and supportive thinking. It would also provide comprehensive training of university students in ways that meet the demands and challenges of society. This work stresses the need for PSC to be continued in time by including them in our Higher Education curriculum.

scholarly journals Interdisciplinary bachelor's degree in health: analysis of a new higher education curriculum in Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (42) ◽  
pp. 719-731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Layza Castelo Branco Mendes ◽  
Andrea Caprara
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Higher Education Curriculum ◽  
Intense Process

Brazilian public universities are undergoing an intense process of change in search of solutions to transform themselves into institutions that are more attuned to 21st century social needs. In this regard, the aim of this study was to analyze a new higher education curriculum offered at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA): the Interdisciplinary Bachelor's degree in Healthcare. This was a preliminary qualitative investigation, accomplished as a case study. The methodological tools used include document analysis, open interviews and participant observation. It was seen that the teachers were engaged in the process of putting together a course that promotes training of professionals qualified to undertake social development. It was also noted that the students were themselves proving to be capable of deep critical reflection on social issues. It was therefore concluded that the case studied has provided the results expected by the higher education institution hosting the course.

scholarly journals Over Education as a Problem of Higher Education Curriculum

2020 ◽  
pp. 98-101
Author(s):  
Burhan Akpunar ◽  
◽  
Ender Ozeren ◽  
F. Selim Erdamar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Significant Problem ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Higher Education Curriculum ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Education Model

In recent years, the rate of access to higher education has increased dramatically in Turkey. Although this case provides many advantages in the medium and long term, it is also a source of a significant problem. This problem is ”over education“ problem. This study addresses the over education problem in the dimension of education and particularly in the context of higher education curricula. As a result of the documentary analysis, we argue that Turkey can alleviate over education problem by adopting a market-oriented higher education model.

scholarly journals Mapping Landscape Values and Conflicts through the Optics of Different User Groups

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1306
Author(s):  
Hana Vavrouchová ◽  
Petra Fukalová ◽  
Hana Svobodová ◽  
Jan Oulehla ◽  
Pavla Pokorná
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
University Students ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Lower Secondary School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Online Data ◽  
Landscape Values ◽  
The Individual

The paper presents the results of the study on participative mapping of landscape values and conflicts and a subsequent interpretation of the indicated localities from respondents’ point of view. The study focused on younger groups of landscape users—lower-secondary-school students (aged 11–15) and university students (aged 20–25)—in comparison with experts’ points of view. The research presumed that the perception of landscape values and issues are determined by age, level of education and by experience in the field. The study was conducted in the southeastern area of the Czech Republic (49° N, 16° E) via online data collection. Based on the obtained records, we conclude that, in terms of the typology of the valuable and problematic locations, the individual groups of respondents did not differ significantly and the selection of location types was similar across all groups. Lower-secondary-school students rather identified cultural values associated with everyday activities, and the descriptions contained emotional overtones. University students preferred natural values associated with formal values based on general consensus or conflicts associated with society-wide impacts. The experts base served as the benchmark for other groups.

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