Why Multispecies’ Flourishing?

For a while now we have been working on an idea, a framework/perspective/way of knowing, being, and doing that we believe needs to be more explicitly considered and written about in mathematics, science and technology education. In this editorial we intend to introduce this idea, what the important parts of it are, discuss why we believe it is important for both research and the teaching of children, how it could be incorporated into science, mathematics and technology classes, and why we think it important enough to be researched and written about for future issues of this journal.

Professional training of students of creative professions : methodological aspect

One of the important problems of training competitive specialists in creative professions is the theoretical substantiation and practical implementation of the idea of integrating science and technology, education and production, searching on this basis for innovative approaches to creative education. Taking this into account, the problem of integrating knowledge in higher education acquires significance and has a number of advantages. The university is faced with the task of providing students with a holistic, scientific, flexible system of knowledge, which is modified depending on the profile and purpose of each type of educational institution. One of the most effective ways to achieve this goal is to integrate the content, forms and methods of teaching into the educational process.

Bottlenecks in Expanding Science and Technology Education in Nepal: An Exploratory Study

Higher education and research for socioeconomic development are well recognized in developed and developing countries. Studies have shown that a high participation rate in higher education with a high share of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education is critical for competitiveness in the global market. Nepal would not fulfill people’s aspirations for prosperity by perpetuating the status quo scenario of the education system. This study aimed at exploring and assessing the factors influencing science and technology education in Nepal and tried to assess the current status of science education and critically examine the factors affecting the development of science education in Nepal. The study used both primary and secondary data. The primary source of data is from interviews, observations, focused group discussions, and semistructured questionnaires. Secondary data were collected from National Examination Board, universities, colleges, and campuses. The study found a decreasing trend of student enrollment in science and technology (S&T) education in Nepal. In addition, the results revealed a decreasing trend of women students, so it should be taken as a matter of concern. Some key bottlenecks identified were insufficient and broken physical infrastructures (classrooms, laboratories, and libraries); inadequate and incapable human resources; and improper management practices. However, the study results show positive perceptions of society towards S&T education in Nepal. The study recommends developing modern infrastructures, building human resources, and improving management practices for better S&T education.

4th INTERNATIONAL BALTIC SYMPOSIUM ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION “SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION: DEVELOPING A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE (BalticSTE2021)”: SYMPOSIUM REVIEW

Time is running relentlessly fast. The Fourth International Symposium was held on June 21-22 this year. The topic of the Symposium was “Science and technology education: Developing a global perspective”. More than 60 scientists from 18 countries participated in the symposium. Comparing with the symposium which took place in 2019, the geographical distribution of the participants is wide and diverse. Ukrainian, Serbian, Moldavian, Malaysian, Latvian, Slovak etc. researchers participated in the symposium. Another important feature of the symposium is that it was held remotely/online due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. One of this international symposium ideas is – to show that Baltic region countries also actively participate in natural science and technology education research, especially in STEAM context. The second idea is that Baltic countries as well as other small regions of the world need corresponding close communication and cooperation. During this symposium, these two essential ideas were developed and supported. The symposium was organised by scientific methodological centre “Scientia Educologica”, the associated member of Lithuanian Scientific Society. The main symposium partner was Publishing House Scientia Socialis, Ltd. It is significant that even in the conditions of a pandemic, the symposium was properly organized.

Intellectual potential of the Carpathian region of Ukraine in the context of improvement and development of information technologies

The overall situation of the economic activity of the population in the Carpathian region including the necessity of enterprises for employees was determined. The structure of the necessity of workers in enterprises by economic activity for the regions of the Carpathian region was analyzed. The prospects of IT employment with the rapid development of it in the cities of Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk were found. Applied and possible proliferation risks in the region of freelance was outlined. Improvement and development of regional labor markets, intellectual, labor potential of the Carpathian region is characterized by quite contradictory and ambiguous trends. On the one hand, due to the latest conditions and the crisis, the labor markets are showing declining dynamics, in the regions cannot stabilize and control the situation against the background of today's macro-crisis events. On the other hand, against this background, we observe spontaneous, uncontrolled processes of employment in the field of IT and programming, which is especially true for Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk regions. We say that a new creative class is being formed, the core of which is those who are engaged in science and technology, education, culture, art, music, entertainment industry. Today it is necessary to develop and improve the regionalization of regulation of regional systems; to provide a controlled and regulated process of development of employees in the IT sphere; to form and institutionalize a new ideology of employment in the population with a combination of its various types through the creation and dissemination of flexible working hours.