THE ECOLOGICAL IMPERATIVE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SOCIO-CULTURAL EXPERIENCE OF THE PEOPLES OF THE BAIKAL REGION

The article explores the meanings of the concepts “ecological imperative” and “socio-cultural experience”. The aim of the study is to analyze the specific relationship between the ecological imperative and the socio-cultural experience of the Buryats, the indigenous people of the Baikal region. The novelty of the research lies in the integration of elements of “flipped learning” within professional development courses for educators. As a result, educational products were created based on independently completed teacher assignments, which highlighted key aspects of the interconnection between the ecological imperative and the Buryats’ socio-cultural heritage.