Developing Policy-Oriented Curricula for Conservation Biology: Professional and Leadership Education in the Public Interest

摘要: : Some conservation biologists question the ability of current university curricula to prepare students meet needs profession in solving real-life problems or integrate goals biology with other societal goals. The gist criticism is that tend emphasize narrow, technical proficiency at expense more integrative, “policy-oriented” problem solving. Conservation biologists' work should be relevant policy, and I argue professional participation could become effective through a broader educational curriculum. Such teach three things: (1) an understanding how policy-making system works human value interactions constitute core work, (2) mastery skills critical thinking development interdisciplinary, “procedural rationality” for analyzing evaluating potential solutions, (3) influence responsibility within policy systems. Seminars, case studies, field trips are among tools can develop these students. Finally, education committee Society Biology has great improve quality relevance education. Resumen: Algunos biologos conservacionistas cuestionan la capacidad de los programas estudio universitarios actuales preparar estudiantes que llenen requisitos necesarios profesion para resolver problemas reales conservacion o integrar las metas biologica con otras sociedad. La esencia estas criticas es tienden enfatizar una destreza tecnica estrecha costo mas integradora, orientada solucion orientacion politica. El trabajo deberia ser relevancia politica, y yo argumento participacion profesional podria efectiva mediante un programa estudios educativo amplio. Este ensenar tres cosas: el entendimiento como funciona sistema del quehacer politico interacciones valores humanos constituyen meollo profesional, manejo tecnicas pensamiento critico desarrollo “racionalidad procesal” interdisciplinaria analizar evaluar soluciones potenciales, influencia responsabilidad dentro sistemas politicos. Entre herramientas pueden ayudar desarrollen habilidades en se encuentran seminarios, casos viajes al campo. Finalmente, comite educacion tiene potencial grande mejorar calidad profesional.