The HOCS paradigm shift from disciplinary knowledge (LOCS) - To interdisciplinary evaluate, system thinking (HOCS): What should it take science-technology-environment-society oriented courses, curricula and assessment?

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 27-36

  Zoller, U ^a   Scholz, R W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Environmental Engineering education; Higher order cognitive skills; Lower order cognitive skills; Paradigm shift; Science technology environment society; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALGORITHMIC TEACHING; COGNITIVE SKILLS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

CURRICULUM; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD QUALITY; HUMAN; INORGANIC CHEMISTRY; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCIENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TEACHING; TECHNOLOGY; THINKING; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 2942701755     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0480     Document Type: Article

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