Educational Approaches for Integrating Advanced Environmental Remediation Technologies into Environmental Engineering: The ‘Four Styles’ Model
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Background
1.2. Literature Review for the Applied Talents Training in EEM
1.3. The Need for Integration of Emerging Environmental Technologies and Educational Strategies
1.4. Main Contents of This Study
1.5. Necessary and Contribution of Our Study
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Institutional Characteristics and Talent Development Focus of HBPU
2.2. Methodology for Cultivation System Construction
2.3. Methodology of Investigation
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Deficiency in the Cultivation of Applied Talents in EEMs in LCs
3.2. Absence of Specific Talent Training Objectives
3.3. Incomplete Curriculum System
3.4. Inconsistent Practical Teaching Platform
3.5. Homogeneous Teaching Team
4. Discussion
4.1. The ‘Four Styles’ Cultivation System in EEM
4.1.1. ‘Four Styles’ Application Talent Training Objectives
4.1.2. The ‘1 + Multiple’ Curriculum System
4.1.3. The ‘Cloud + Field’ Practical Platforms
4.1.4. The ‘1 + 2’ Teaching Team
4.2. Outcomes of the ‘Four Styles’ Cultivation System in EEM at HBPU
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Liu, S.; Zhang, J.; Tao, M.; Tang, P.; Zhan, C.; Guo, J.; Li, Y.; Liu, X. Educational Approaches for Integrating Advanced Environmental Remediation Technologies into Environmental Engineering: The ‘Four Styles’ Model. Processes 2024, 12, 1569. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12081569
Liu S, Zhang J, Tao M, Tang P, Zhan C, Guo J, Li Y, Liu X. Educational Approaches for Integrating Advanced Environmental Remediation Technologies into Environmental Engineering: The ‘Four Styles’ Model. Processes. 2024; 12(8):1569. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12081569
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Shan, Jiaquan Zhang, Min Tao, Ping Tang, Changlin Zhan, Jianlin Guo, Yanni Li, and Xianli Liu. 2024. "Educational Approaches for Integrating Advanced Environmental Remediation Technologies into Environmental Engineering: The ‘Four Styles’ Model" Processes 12, no. 8: 1569. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12081569