Open AccessEthnobotanical research projects as a form of education
Author(s) -
T.Y. Kletskina,
Margarita N. Shurupova
Publication year - 2020
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.17223/978-5-94621-927-3-2020-17
Subject(s) - ethnobotany , multidisciplinary approach , everyday life , geography , social science , sociology , medicinal plants , ecology , political science , biology , law
Ethnobotany is multidisciplinary science that is on the edge of the Humanities and Natural Sciences, studying the interaction between people and plants. As part of the summer schools, the author's course “Ethnobotany” was tested in the Vetraz sanatorium (Republic of Belarus). The course is aimed at understanding, memorizing, applying, analyzing, creating, evaluating information and engaging students in the development of science. The course program is based on ethnobotanical research projects, which were carried out by students using ethnobotanical methods. The article presents algorithms and results of 3 projects implemented in the vicinity of the city Postavy: 1) the use of wild plants by local residents; 2) ethnobotanical analysis of wild plants promising for decoration and use in everyday life; 3) wild plants used by local people for making tea.