Formation of Spiritual and Ethical Competencies of Stem Students in the Context of Sustainable Development Values
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This article substantiates the relevance of integrating spiritual and ethical competencies into STEM education amid global technological transformations and the challenges of sustainable development.The focus is placed on the necessity of combining technical training with moral responsibility, grounded in Christian anthropology, which regards the human being as the image of God, called to cocreation rather than destruction of the world.It is emphasized that a modern scientist must not only be a specialist in their field but also an ethical subject capable of spiritual self-determination, reflection, and awareness of the consequences of their activity.The subject of this study is pedagogical tools for the formation of spiritual and ethical competencies among students in technical and natural sciences.The object of study is the STEM education system in the context of sustainable development challenges.The aim of the article is to comprehensively examine the necessity of cultivating moral responsibility in STEM students regarding scientific and technological activity, and to justify the Logos & Techne methodology as an innovative tool for integrating spiritual values into professional education.The integral ethics of science and technology combines the philosophy of personal existence, Christian anthropology, and the concept of sustainable development, forming a holistic educational space for the development of a morally mature personality.The author reveals the content of the educational module "Values of Sustainable Development and the Moral Responsibility of the Scientist," which includes analysis of biblical texts, discussion of ethical cases, development of intuitive reflection, metaphysical thinking, and spiritual maturity.Particular attention is given to the concept of four levels of development of the essential human powers, which serves as the methodological basis for shaping a responsible scientist.The article offers a comparative analysis of international experience in ethical education in STEM, where, despite the presence of courses on the ethics of technology, a secular approach predominates.In contrast, the proposed Logos & Techne methodology integrates spiritual foundations into the academic process, Věda a perspektivy № 4(47) 2025
Source: Věda a perspektivy
Author: Mykola Ruban
Language: English
Topic: Values and Moral Education
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409997946