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Principles for Training Students in Circular Economy Skills: Pedagogical
and Ecological Areas
Anatolii Melnychenko*
Anna Pohrebniak**
Olena Kostiunik***
Tetiana Shchepina****
Denys Derevianko*****
ABSTRACT
The purpose of the study is to substantiate the principles of the formation of students'
competencies in the circular economy in the pedagogical and ecological aspect, taking into account
the achievement of the sustainable development goals. The methodological basis of the research is
the systematic approach, which in pedagogy is aimed at revealing the value of pedagogical objects,
identifying their various forms, components, types and relationships between them, which makes it
possible to present the acquisition of competences among students for activities in the conditions
of the circular economy as a whole presentation of actions using various forms, methods, means of
teaching students in heigher education institutions. In the article, the epistemology of social
challenges in the direction of achieving the sustainable development goals due to the
implementation of the principles of the circular economy and the need in this context for the
formation of relevant competencies of students of higher education institutions is substantiated.
The characteristics that should correspond to the competence of the circular economy according to
the characteristics of the integrated quality of the individual have been determined. The
components that form the competences of the circular economy have been identified, which
include: axiological, cognitive, practical-technological, and institutional.
KEYWORDS: Circular economy, sustainable development, competences, students, pedagogy, higher
education institutions, ecology, environment.
*PhD in Philosophy, Professor, Department of Theory and Practice of Management, National Technical University of
Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine. Е-mail: melnichenkot@ukr.net. ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3474-8477
**PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Entrepreneurship, National Technical
University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine. E- mail:
anna.u.pogrebnyak@gmail.com. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2421-476X
***PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Entrepreneurship, National Technical
University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine, E- mail: elena_kostynik@ukr.net.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4138-7646
****PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Department of Logistics, National Aviation University, Kyiv, Ukraine. E-
mail: supertanuta@gmail.com. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8538-1145
*****PhD in Philosophy, Senior Lecturer, Department of Educational and Socio-Cultural Management and Social,
Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University at Cherkassy, Ukraine. E-mail: denisderevyanko28.04@gmail.com. ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8086-951X
Recibido: 22/12/2023 Aceptado: 01/03/2024
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Principios para la formación de estudiantes en competencias de Economía
Circular: Áreas pedagógica y ecológica
RESUMEN
El propósito del estudio es fundamentar los principios de la formación de competencias de
economía circular de los estudiantes en el aspecto pedagógico y ecológico, teniendo en cuenta el
logro de las metas del desarrollo sostenible. La base metodológica de la investigación es un enfoque
sistemático, que en pedagogía tiene como objetivo revelar el valor de los objetos pedagógicos,
identificando sus diversas formas, componentes, tipos y relaciones entre ellos, lo que permite
presentar la adquisición de competencias entre los estudiantes para actividades en las condiciones
de una economía circular en su conjunto cuadros de acciones que utilizan diversas formas, métodos
y medios de enseñanza a los estudiantes en instituciones de educación superior. El artículo
fundamenta la epistemología de los desafíos sociales hacia el logro de los objetivos del desarrollo
sostenible debido a la implementación de los principios de la economía circular y la necesidad en
este contexto de la formación de competencias relevantes de los estudiantes de las instituciones de
educación superior. Se han determinado las características que deben corresponder a la
competencia de la economía circular según las características de la calidad integrada del individuo.
Se han identificado los componentes que forman las competencias de la economía circular, que
incluyen: axiológicos, cognitivos, práctico-tecnológicos e institucionales
PALABRAS CLAVE: Economía circular, desarrollo sostenible, competencias, estudiantes,
pedagogía, instituciones de educación superior, ecología, medio ambiente.
Introduction
The modern post-industrial paradigm of the world development places new
demands on society. In accordance with the globalization of the sustainable economy,
which simultaneously focuses attention on the economic, social and environmental spheres,
the circular economy is gaining more and more importance. The circular economy helps to
reduce the burden on the environment due to wide implementation of secondary processing,
greening of production, and the creation of closed cycles of waste-free production. In the
80s of the last century, with the introduction of the "green growth" concept due to the
greening of production, the idea of introducing a circular closed economic cycle of
production gave way from a theoretical concept to a philosophy of actions of economic
subjects.
Achieving the sustainable development goals became a priority for the entire world
community, which ensured the spread of renewable energy sources, careful use of depleted
resources, careful treatment of the environment, and the introduction of circular
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production processes. The circular economy is based on the principle of careful, frugal use
of resources through the closure of economic and ecological cycles of the flows of the
resource use. The circular economy is a modern lifestyle philosophy is aimed at increasing
well-being and the efficiency of ecosystem development due to the fact that the resource
consumption, energy leaks and emissions into the ecosystem are minimized by stopping the
existence of harmful, resource-consuming, material-intensive and energy-consuming
production cycles. A great role in the circular economy is given to the processing and
disposal of products, rethinking the directions of the product use, restoration of old
products and their further exploitation, etc. But, at the same time, a very important aspect
for achieving the sustainable development goals and spreading the principles of the circular
economy is the readiness of the community for its acceptance and implementation, which
requires the development of ecological culture. The formation of the circular economy
competencies among young people is important, which can be achieved by increasing
attention to these issues in the pedagogical sphere, and especially in the higher education
sector. Therefore, the pedagogical-ecological aspect in higher education teaching is
becoming more and more relevant and requires further research in this scientific area.
The purpose of the study is to substantiate the principles of the formation of
students' competencies in the circular economy in the pedagogical and ecological aspect,
taking into account the achievement of the sustainable development goals.
To achieve the goal, the following tasks were solved:
- the epistemology of social challenges in the direction of achieving the sustainable
development goals due to the implementation of principles of the circular economy, and the
need in this context for the formation of relevant competencies among students of higher
education institutions is substantiated;
- the content of the concept of competencies and their meaning is highlighted, taking
into account the factors that inhibit the processes of implementing principles of the
circular economy;
- the characteristics that should correspond to the competence of the circular
economy are defined in accordance with the characteristics of the integrated quality of the
personality, which is one of the basic components of the person's successful activity in a
certain field of the professional activity, situation, everyday life, as well as with regard to
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the common characteristics of competencies of the circular economy among students of
higher education institutions;
- the components that form competences of the circular economy were identified,
which include: axiological, cognitive, practical-technological, institutional.
1. Literature Review
The formation of students' competences regarding greening, environmental
protection and the features of the formation of the circular economy is an extremely
relevant topic. Indeed, at the current stage of the society development, the issues of the
environmentalization of production and formation of the circular economy and
implementation of the sustainable development goals, which are studied by many scientists,
are extremely important. The research of scientists (Marhasova V. et al., 2023; Kholiavko N.
et al., 2023; Popelo O. et al., 2022) is of practical importance, within which the peculiarities
of the development of higher education and the formation of competences among students
within the framework of the implementation of the sustainable development concept are
considered.
As for pedagogical aspects in the formation of environmental competences among
students, the following publications should be considered. Within the framework of the
study (Setiadi Hermawan et al., 2023), the importance of the eco-literacy formation among
students was proven, which will contribute to the preservation of the natural environment.
Studies of modern trends in the formation of environmental literacy demonstrate low
environmental awareness, which, according to the authors, can cause many problems
related to the negative impact on the environment and natural disasters. Scientists (Mongar
Kishore, 2023) are investigating the impact of the students' competences acquired on the
environmental sustainability. The article proves the need for the development of the
ecocentric worldview to support sustainable development. A significant number of
students noticed a change in the attitude towards the environment, their behavior and
promotion of environmental sustainability based on the acquisition of competences in the
environmental sustainability.
The authors (Blanco María Eugenia, et al., 2022) analyze the formation of eco-
healthy culture among students in the conditions of climate change. Based on the results of
the analysis, it was established that damage to the environment should be avoided by
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means of the individual behavior change, promotion of the implementation and
development of greening processes, which should be emphasized in modern universities in
the sustainability context. The purpose of the study (Amador-Alarcón M.P. et al., 2022) is
to analyze the environmental problems that society is currently facing, as well as to
determine the possibilities and prospects for solving these problems under the influence of
digital technologies through the educational component in universities. The results indicate
that the majority of students are aware that the use of electronic devices for educational
purposes affects the environment and forms certain environmental competencies.
Article (Pet'ko L. et al.,2021) reveals the features of using the project methodology
based on the solution of environmental projects in the training of modern specialists, which
contributes to the formation of ecological thinking in them. According to the authors, the
analysis of environmental problems helps to realize the importance of solving them to
ensure sustainable development. It has been proven that students should possess the skills
of effective actions in solving various environmental problems due to the formation of
environmental awareness and the desire for the independent cognitive activity in the field
of ecology, which should be classified as a priority task of the modern educational process.
Scientific paper (Sharapovna N. A. et al., 2022) is devoted to the study of environmental
education and the analysis of the results obtained after the application of innovative
technologies. The authors focus on the formation of environmental competence of high
school students and conducted a survey, the results of which showed that conducting an
elective course using innovative technologies in environmental education is the most useful,
convenient and necessary method of forming the environmental competence of high school
students.
The research of the authors (Romaniuk R. et al., 2021) is important, in which it was
found that the formation of environmental competence is carried out by obtaining
environmental education using interactive technologies, forms and methods of organizing
the educational process. The article confirms the positive impact of involving students in
research, nature conservation, ecological and naturalistic work during extra-curricular
hours on the formation of their environmental competence. As a result of the study, the role
of educational and production practices in the professional training of students and the
formation of their environmental competence is emphasized. The study (Fabregá M.B. et al.,
2020) is based on the analysis of the relationship between entrepreneurial abilities and
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commitment to innovation, as well as entrepreneurial skills and commitment to
environmental protection as the drivers of the students' awareness of sustainable
development. The result of the study is a proposal for the inclusion of the entrepreneurial
skills program in higher education and research programs as a way to ensure commitment
to innovation and environmental sustainability. Within the article (Aldawsari Norah Fahad
et al., 2018), authors analyzed the relationships between intercultural competence,
environmental awareness, social support and psychological adaptation of foreign students.
The study found a significant positive relationship between autonomy and intercultural
competence, as well as environmental mastery and social support.
Despite the considered publications, the issue of the formation of students'
competencies in the circular economy, namely pedagogical and ecological aspects, requires
in-depth research and analysis.
2. Methodology
For the formation of circular economy competencies among students, taking into
account the pedagogical and ecological aspect, it is advisable to use a systematic approach,
which in pedagogy is aimed at revealing the value of pedagogical objects, identifying their
various forms, components, types and relationships between them, which allows to present
the acquisition competencies as a holistic picture of actions using various forms, methods,
means of teaching students in higher education institutions. A systematic approach in
pedagogy using various means, methods and processes is necessary for targeted pedagogical
influence on the formation of a personality with given qualities, in our case, circular
economy competencies.
The use of system analysis, system design, system programming, etc., as methods of
cognition, research and construction of reality, which is conditioned by the achievement of
social goals of sustainable development due to the implementation of the circular economy
principles, provides an opportunity to explain the nature of analyzed phenomena or
artificially created models or objects. The systematic approach makes it possible to take
into account every component of the student's professional training system and create
pedagogical tools for high-quality training and acquisition of the necessary competencies
by students. System-forming factors in the formation of the circular economy competences
among students should be ideas of environmentalization, elements and principles of a
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systemic approach, which include: professional orientation, scientificity, innovativeness,
systematicity, individualization, academic cooperation, unity of structural elements of
training, typology in the process of training a future specialist in relation to the
implementation of the circular economy principles in professional activity and everyday life
of the individual.
3. Results
It should be noted that today there are certain factors that inhibit the
implementation of the circular economy principles, which include:
- inappropriate attitude of the population, for example, regarding throwing away
garbage, using resources, caring for the ecosystem, etc.;
- lack of specialists who are fully aware of the principles of the circular economy
implementation, including business models and production processes;
- insufficient investment resources and low interest of investors in long-term
financing of projects related to the implementation of the circular economy principles;
- low interest in implementing new circular economy business models, etc.
One of the directions for leveling the outlined factors inhibiting the implementation
of the circular economy principles is the implementation of certain circular economy
competencies in the training of students in higher education institutions.
Integration processes occur in all spheres of human life, and higher education is no
exception. Today, higher education acts as an integrated education in the international
space, there is an active exchange of students, and joint educational and scientific programs
are being created. According to modern trends, students acquire competence. The concept
of competence is very broad and has a multifaceted meaning. So, competencies are (Fig. 1):
- set of knowledge, abilities and skills, relationships and experience that students
acquire and can use depending on the situation in their professional direction;
- ability to successfully perform assigned tasks at a high quality professional level;
- effectiveness of studies at a higher education institution;
- qualitative state of being of a person;
- ability to perform various activities characteristic of a person, such as work or
study, and to be ready for changes;
- set of discrete competencies that can be independently verified by objective means;
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- possibility of choosing from the acquired competences the one that allows the most
optimal achievement of the set goal in a specific context.
It can be noted that competences have a very broad meaning and occupy an
important place in the pedagogy of higher education. Taking into account the outlined
challenges of the development of society in the direction of achieving the sustainable
development goals and the implementation of the circular economy concept, the
competence of the circular economy acquires significant importance. This thesis is also
proven by practice. So, for example, in Finland, higher education has introduced the largest
number of courses on the circular economy, as well as introduced the circular economy
competencies for all students of higher education institutions. And this has already yielded
results both in the practice of implementing circular economy business models and in
raising the public's awareness of the need and importance of implementing the circular
economy in life. This is confirmed by the fact that among the surveyed Finns, 88% of the
population believe that they can personally play an important role in promoting the
principles of the circular economy, and 82% of the population expect to create new jobs on
the labor market under the conditions of the implementation of the circular economy
principles.
Today, the philosophy of education in the world operates in the thesis "education
throughout life, not education for life", that is, a person must learn, acquire new knowledge
and competences throughout his life. Students receiving higher education must acquire
competences taking into account the goals of greening the economy, this can be done
through the introduction of the circular economy principles into educational programs,
introduction of new courses and specific circular economy competences for all students of
higher education institutions.
Competencies of students for activities in the conditions of the circular economy,
taking into account the polyvariance of the concept of "competence", which we previously
considered in the study, should correspond to the following characteristics (Fig. 2):
- firstly, to be characterized by an integrated quality of personality, which is one of
the basic components of a person's successful activity in a certain field of professional
activity, situation, everyday life. Integrated quality can be manifested in:
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a person's desire and readiness to realize his potential for professional activity, as
well as to realize his own latent opportunities in professional activity, taking into account
the acquired competencies of the circular economy (motivational aspect);
Figure 1. Pedagogical and ecological aspect of the competence formation for activities in the
conditions of the circular economy
Source: built by the authors
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confirmation in practice of the ability to implement the knowledge, skills, and
experience acquired by the individual for successful creative, innovative, creative
professional activity (cognitive-behavioral aspect);
awareness of social and environmental significance, personal responsibility for the
results of one's professional activity and striving for its constant improvement, acquisition
of new knowledge and competences (value-meaning aspect);
- secondly, all circular economy competencies have a number of common features,
which should include:
multifunctionality, which must be acquired in order to achieve goals and solve
complex problems of the sustainable development and circular economy principles in
various situational circumstances;
interdisciplinarity, which involves the application of the competences of the circular
economy in situations of professional, household, political, public activity;
wide-ranging, which includes diverse mental processes and intellectual skills,
including analytical and critical thinking, commutative skills, etc.;
creativity, which is a need for significant intellectual development, abstract thinking,
self-reflection, determination of personal position.
Taking into account the above, it is advisable to single out the components that form
the competences of the circular economy, which, according to the authors, should include:
- firstly, axiological, ensures the formation of internal motives that motivate a person
to activities aimed at achieving the sustainable development goals and implementing the
circular economy principles, implementation of ecological activities depends on the sphere
of personal experiences and is based on the formation of spiritual principles, theoretical and
cognitive prerequisites, moral -ethical attitude to the environment in a person's
professional activity and everyday life. In turn, the moral-ethical attitude to environmental
problems, the attitude to the subject-object relations between man and nature determines
the social activity of a person, his environmental awareness at all stages of life and attitude
to the principles of circular economy and achieving the goals of sustainable development;
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Figure 2.
Principles of the competence formation for activity under the circular economy
conditions
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- secondly, cognition, forms knowledge-based content, ensures scientificity and
innovativeness of knowledge based on provisions, laws, principles verified by science and
practice regarding the formation of the circular economy in accordance with the
development of systems in nature. Important in this component is the balance and
variability of the content of educational needs, personal motives at various stages of
professional formation in relation to the principles of the circular economy. Modern
information technologies provide the opportunity to familiarize and introduce a large
amount of various scientific information into the educational process of higher education
institutions, sometimes this leads to the anticipation of the possibility of its awareness and
perception;
- thirdly, practical-technological, thanks to the activity approach, the formation of
practical skills in the professional and everyday activities of a person in relation to the
implementation of the principles of the circular economy is ensured, it involves the creation
of the conditions under which students in higher education institutions are not simply
given certain knowledge about the circular economy, but with the help of a system of
pedagogical technologies, the real content of human activity and its existence in society and
nature is modeled and reproduced;
- fourthly, institutionality, focus on assimilation and implementation of the system of
environmental norms, laws, regulations, prescriptions, rules regarding the activity and
behavior of specialists, individuals in society in accordance with the principles of the
circular economy.
Competencies of the circular economy in students of higher education institutions
should be implemented using all forms, methods and technologies of modern education,
which provide an opportunity to model the consequences of professional activity in the
environment and ensure the formation of moral and ethical principles of environmental
awareness.
4. Discussion
Considering the practically oriented study (Nugraheni Anggiyani Ratnaningtyas Eka
et al., 2021), within which it is appropriate to pay attention to the developed training
matrix for targeting the main circular competencies. In this educational matrix, the authors
envisage the use of many learning strategies, such as interactive lessons, practical classes,
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laboratory experiments, learning based on inverted inquiries, citizen surveys, tours and
exhibitions, as well as the use of various technologies, which will contribute to the
development of relevant competencies, including from the circular economy.
Within the study (Sumter D. et al., 2021), the authors identified seven key circular
competencies for design: design for reusable cycles, design for recovery, cyclical impact
assessment, circular business models, circular user engagement, circular economy
collaboration, and circular economy communication. The results of the survey carried out
by the authors showed that the practical importance of two new competencies was
emphasized: cyclical system thinking and cyclical materials and production. We believe
that the obtained set of competencies is important and, as the authors of the study prove, it
is the first internationally confirmed and agreed set of key competencies in the field of the
circular economy, which will contribute to strengthening the pedagogical design base for
the circular economy and guide the development of the circular design methodology.
Emphasizing the relevance of research (Ganiyu Abiodun et al., 2020), it should be
noted that it is aimed at identifying and researching critical competencies with the effective
use of waste in the circular economy. In the article, scientists identified four broad
categories of competencies for the implementation of construction projects with efficient
use of waste, which is an important aspect for practical activities.
Supporting the scientific achievements of scientists (Sumter Deborah et al., 2020),
we would like to note that scientists have successfully researched the competencies that
designers need to successfully develop products and services for a closed-loop economy.
The authors used the general structure of sustainable development competencies, and as a
result, it was concluded that the design of a closed-loop economy can be considered as a
future, independent field in the field of sustainable development, which requires a certain
set of competencies, methods and tools, which requires the development of appropriate
educational programs.
Paying attention to the study (Pohrebniak A. et al., 2021), we’d like to emphasize the
relevance of the study devoted to the peculiarities of enterprise management in the context
of the circular economy in order to ensure their economic security.
The conducted analysis of scientific developments once again proved the relevance of
the studied problem and the expediency of further research.
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Conclusion
The scientific novelty of the research consists in substantiating the circular economy
competencies of students of higher education institutions, which involves taking into
account the pedagogical and ecological aspect and is based on: first, the epistemology of
social challenges in the direction of achieving the goals of sustainable development due to
the implementation of the circular economy principles, second, distinguishing the
meaningful meaning of competence taking into account the factors that slow down the
processes of implementing the circular economy principles in society, third, proving the
general and specific features of the circular economy competences, fourth, include
components, including: axiological, cognitive, practical-technological, institutional .
It is substantiated that the circular economy competencies of students in higher
education institutions should meet the following characteristics:
- firstly, to be characterized by an integrated personality quality, which can be
manifested in a person's desire and readiness to realize his potential for the professional
activity, confirmation in practice of the ability to implement the knowledge, skills,
experience acquired by the individual, as well as in the awareness of social and ecological
significance;
- secondly, to meet common features, including: multifunctionality, interdisciplinary,
multidimensionality, creativity.
The issue of substantiating the method of formation of system thinking and
innovative competences of students of higher education institutions regarding the
implementation of circular economy principles and achieving the goals of sustainable
development of society requires further research.
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