About the Journal

The word Arjé, of Greek origin (archê), means principle, origin, or foundation, and has been used throughout the history of philosophical thought to designate that which gives rise or support to all that exists. In our journal, Arjé represents the constant search for the foundations of knowledge in our thematic areas.

The Arjé Academic Journal belongs to the Pedagogical Training area of the Center for Pedagogical Training and Educational Technology (CFPTE) at the National Technical University of Costa Rica. It is a diamond open-access, non-commercial academic electronic journal.

Online ISSN: 2215-5538

Thematic Areas

The Arjé Academic Journal focuses on the dissemination of research, reflections, and innovative proposals related to Pedagogy and Technical and Technological Education. This includes academic and professional training processes aimed at developing technical competencies, incorporating technologies into educational processes, and generating knowledge that responds to the needs of the productive and social sectors, from a humanistic scientific paradigm with a holistic approach.

Objective

The journal aims to promote academic and cultural dissemination through the publication of various types of articles, manuscripts, photographs, and videos to foster a culture of research, engagement, artistic expression, and innovation.

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Current Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2025): Arjé Academic Journal
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La piña en Costa Rica – ¿producto sostenible, producción sustentable?

Pineapple production in Costa Rica as a study case for sustainability paradoxes and new approaches for solutions

This issue of the academic journal Arjé, edited by Susanne Schlünder and Dennis Wilke, examines the contradictions of the dominant sustainability paradigm, using pineapple production in Costa Rica as a case study. It brings together interdisciplinary contributions that highlight the paradoxes of sustainability and explore alternative environmental practices, such as those incorporating local knowledge in the spirit of the IPBES framework. The aim is to question the economic orientation of the concept of sustainability and to propose new perspectives and solutions. The authors, from the Universidad Técnica Nacional and the University of Osnabrück, collaborate within the framework of a DAAD-funded project on transformative research in education to protect biodiversity and livelihoods. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, the issue shows how Costa Rica’s pineapple industry contradicts the country’s sustainable image, seeking to promote a broader and more critical understanding of sustainability.

Published: 2025-05-29

Editorial

  • Introduction

    Susanne Schlünder, Karoline Schmidt, Dennis Wilke
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47633/d2fwry34

Publicaciones arbitradas (artículos, ensayos, revisiones bibliográficas)

  • Agrochemicals in Costa Rica’s pineapple industry: A review of environmental and human health impacts

    Phillip Gorris, Maynor Alberto Vargas Vargas
    1-26
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47633/29p6qn27

  • Narratives from the Pineapple Republic. On national self-understanding and sustainability paradoxes in Costa Rica as detected in Adrián Jiménez Brais’ play PIÑA

    Susanne Schlünder
    1-23
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47633/v8kwtd85

  • Insights into community life from the "Capital of Pineapple"

    Esteban Durán-Delgado
    1-29
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47633/97bajk28

  • Commons vs. Commerce – managing water resources between pineapple production and nature conservation

    Dennis Wilke, Andrés Araya-Araya, María Fernanda Arias-Araya
    1-30
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47633/wp43k007

  • New approaches to govern pineapple supply chains from Costa Rica: Towards more just and sustainable production and trade?

    Michel Ortland, Almut Schilling-Vacaflor
    1-27
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47633/0qw7d463

  • Comprehensive Valorization of Pineapple Cultivation Residues for High-Value Products: A Global Perspective Review

    Maynor Alberto Vargas Vargas, Arlette Jiménez Silva
    1-53
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47633/zhp44522

  • Pineapple production and visions of regeneration– contrasting Costa Rican (agri)cultural paradigms

    Luana Schwarz, Carolin Janssen, Johannes Halbe
    1-32
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47633/2jxkvr72

Huellas Talentosas

  • Platanillo's teacher

    Ana Maria Méndez Arias
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47633/fga80x27

  • Social Guitar Suite: Music to Awaken Awareness and Sow Hope

    Natalia Esquivel Benítez
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47633/dgpxsm29

  • La mano peluda

    Erick Laurent K.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47633/8rxk4340

  • Between Mist and Port: My Theatrical Journey

    Dayana Garita Rodríguez
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47633/38fwfr69

  • Monte de la Cruz

    Diego Francisco Sánchez Lázaro
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47633/tzkt7z13

  • Review of The Princess with a Paper Heart

    Fabio Víquez Villalobos
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47633/e28zb514

  • An afternoon of strong coffee

    Esteban de Jesús Rojas Arguedas
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47633/fy6fqy94

  • Las Escrituras del Sabio

    José Pablo García Sánchez
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47633/tb6ye093

  • Heritage that Dances in Color: The Pictorial Art of Sarchí and the Legacy of the Sarchí “Colocho” Sarchí, Living Tradition: Strokes of Identity, Colors with History

    Luis Madrigal Aguilera, Mary Rodríguez Soto
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47633/qbbh2887

Historias de vida y aprendizaje: un enfoque biopedagógico

  • From School to University: The Story of a Leader in Technical Education

    Kattia Rebeca Rodríguez Brenes
    1-8
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47633/6x224q10
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