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- W766352007 abstract "Learning about sustainable agriculture and its holistic ecological management is the principal focus of the 3-year full-time transdisciplinary course Bachelor of Ecological Agriculture (BEcoAg) Bachelor of Ecological Agricultural Systems from 2010) offered at Charles Sturt University ([CSU], Orange campus, NSW, Australia). In 1998-1999, when the Orange university campus was a part of the University of Sydney, major efforts were made to convince biological and empirical ecologiste (members of the Academic Senate) on the vitality and vibrancy of BEcoAg. In 2000, BEcoAg was approved and launched in the Orange campus. Arguments presented in its defence have been published (Raman et al., 2004; Cochrane et al., 2007).BEcoAg achieves its transdisciplinary focus by teaching subjects from both hard and son sciences in addition to sociological subjects such as Human Ecology marshalling on systems approach. The course is reinforced through the Capability Portfolio (Cochrane et al., 2002), wherein learners relate their learning achieved, while studying 24 subjects over three years, with the seven graduate capabilities (Stephenson & Weil, 1992). In the portfolio learners document their learning in a journal, from what they perceived at the start to what they achieved at the end of the course, in the wise management of agriculture set within a Nature-human relations context (Kahn, 1999; Bourdeau, 2004). In such a reflective learning environment, learners contextualize their academic learning in a framework, which the industry deems vital for graduates for employment. [Note: The Capability Portfolio in CSU's undergraduate courses in Orange is under review presently.]The PrincipleDebates on the values of holistic and reductionistic approaches have dominated human minds for long, especially from the start of 20th century (Anderson, 2002). The paradigm shift enshrined in BEcoAg is echoed in Boyd (1974):. . . that understanding begins . . . with respect for ... all the creatures and the plants and even the rocks and the minerals. All things have their own will and their own way and their own purpose; this is what is to be respected. Such a respect is not a feeling or an attitude only. It's a way of life. Such respect means that we never stop realizing and never neglect to carry out our obligation to ourselves and our environment: to work together to make life good for all of us, all who live upon this Mother Earth, (p. 52)The driving principle of BEcoAg is valuing holism as a comprehensive worldview that encompasses both ontological and epistemologica! perspectives. Nonetheless, during conceptualization, we could not dispense with reductionistic worldview, because BEcoAg is a managementbased course, and therefore mandatorily relies on science and scientific processes. An effective fusion of the two apparently conflicting worldviews was considered vital. Stimulation of holistic thinking embedded within measured doses of reductionistic practice was determined as the way forward. The subject Introduction to Ecological Agriculture IEA: AGR 141) was developed as the first core subject seated within the above framework.IEA pedagogyThe foundation was that the learner experience in IEA should be an intellectual experiential journey. The focus of that learning journey was to enable learners to gain an understanding of agricultural practice in the context of ecological theory. The flag posts were ecological concepts and learning to apply them appropriately in agricultural management in the ambience of ethically driven arguments. IEA was developed in such a way that the learners, while undertaking their journey, would recognize and accommodate their emotions and respond to moral sensitivity by conducting a comparative historical and experiential exploration of various forms of agriculture practiced throughout the world. This exploration includes a serious consideration of the obvious divergence in the Western and Eastern practices. …" @default.
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- W766352007 title "Linking holistioc and reductionistic approaches: teaching of the undergraduate subject Introduction to Ecological Agriculture" @default.
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