REFRESHER COURSES AS A FORM OF CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION FOR FORESTERS IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

Abstract

This article examines the organisation, delivery, and content of the so-called refresher (supplementary) courses for foresters. The courses were held at the St. Petersburg Forest Institute in 1912, 1913, and 1914 with the active participation of Professor G.F. Morozov. The study explores the origins of these courses, analyses their curricula and instructional content, and highlights the significant contribution of G.F. Morozov to their development and implementation. It concludes that establishing refresher courses for foresters on a permanent basis at the Forest Institute was a promising initiative, but the outbreak of the First World War prevented it from being fully realised.