EXPERIENCE OF ORGANIZING ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD TRAININGS FOR BACHELORS AT THE KYIV-MOHYLA ACADEMY WITHIN THE PROTECTED TERRITORIES OF UKRAINE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/1998-6475.2025.59.4Keywords:
student trainings, Nature Reserves, botanical observations, environmentAbstract
The publication reveals the importance for students of the ecological direction of training of conducting field practices within nature reserves in different regions of Ukraine. This is due to the diversity of ecological aspects of the geological environment of certain natural areas, the significant biological and landscape diversity of protected areas, as well as the changing meteorological conditions inherent in each region of Ukraine. Conducting field practices contributes to better assimilation by students of the theoretical knowledge they have acquired during their studies. The practical skills of geological and geomorphological research, botanical observations and environmental monitoring, which are used by students during their studies or research, are described. Examples of conducting environmental practices on the basis of such objects of the Nature Reserve Fund of Ukraine as the National Natural Parks "Nyzhnyosulsky" (Cherkasy and Poltava regions), "Holosiivsky" (Kyiv city), "Mezynsky" (Chernihiv region); Regional landscape parks "Seymsky" (Sumy region), "Mizhrichensky" (Chernihiv region); as well as the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve (Ivano-Frankivsk region) and the landscape reserve of state importance "Rzhyshchivsky" (Kyiv region). It is emphasized that conducting field research and training requires additional efforts from both teachers and students, but field practices are important for ensuring the appropriate level of training of environmental specialists. Modern comprehensive approaches to conducting educational and research practices at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy are based on a combination of education and science, associated with increasing scientific and research competence in students throughout the entire period of study. Students analyze the obtained factual data with their scientific supervisors and use them in completing coursework, diploma theses and preparing scientific publications.
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