Implementation of synergetic approach in education based on the meta-project method

The paper analyzes the approaches to understanding the educational synergy and concludes that the key moment in the realization of the synergistic approach in education is the integration of a variety of knowledge-based interdisciplinary connections. Analysis of Russian universities training plans for different areas of training showed that they differ in a small number of integrated courses, and therefore concluded that it is necessary to implement alternative methods of interdisciplinary connections formation in the educational process, taking into account the multidimensional professional and educational environment. The author considers the possibility of implementing a synergetic approach to the meta-project-based method. The educational meta-project as a special form of independent activity of students is defined; specifics and peculiarities of meta-projects implementation and stages of cognitive meta-project technology are described. Meta-projects implementation may include a variety of forms and methods of training from different educational technologies, but cause the specific challenges facing the lecturer which are presented in the content of the paper. The results of experimental testing confirmed the positive impact of the meta-project method application on the formation of interdisciplinary relationships and integral vision of the future professional work of students, as well as on the development of learners’ basic skills: thinking, understanding, communication, reflection and action.