EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AS THE BASIS FOR FORMING THE ECOLOGICAL CULTURE OF FUTURE SPECIALISTS

Abstract

The article examines the problem of education for sustainable development as a basis for the formation of the ecological culture of future specialists. The possibility of synthesis of humanitarian and ecological knowledge through the eco-humanitarian paradigm of thinking has been established. The essence of such concepts as “humanization” and “humanitarianization” in relation to the educational process is defined. It has been proved that the strategy of humanization and humanitarianization of all spheres of human activity is currently becoming the main reference point of the vast majority of futurological forecasts related to the future of humanity.The essence of environmental education is considered. It has been established that environmental education as education for sustainable development is one of the leading links of global education, a system of international cooperation aimed at preserving human civilization on the planet. The humanitarian aspects of modern environmental education in combination with the global concept of sustainable development are considered. The principles and priorities of sustainable development as the most important component of the foundation for the development of the theory and practice of modern environmental education are revealed.The definition of sustainable development is given as a way of life of the world community, in which the main task is to ensure normal conditions for the population of the planet without limiting the interests of future generations. The connection between the period of sustainable development and the change in environmental awareness and environmental culture of society as a whole has been proved. The humanitarian educational paradigm is highlighted, which is aimed at revealing the spiritual, intellectual and moral potential of the individual for the benefit of the individual himself, in which environmental education plays a strategic role in the process of modernizing the educational space in the direction of its humanization.The relationship between the strategy of interaction between man and nature, ecological culture and ecological competence is revealed. It has been proved that the most important component of environmental culture is the environmental competence of an individual. It has been established that ecological competence includes such life values and attitudes, which are based on the self-worth of the surrounding living nature and the planet as a whole and the conviction of a person that he is responsible for their preservation as a result of his intelligence. The definition of the ecological competence of the individual is presented as a stable system of views and beliefs of the individual on nature, on the relationship between nature and society, on the planet as a place of existence of humanity, on man's awareness of himself as a subject of the development of nature. It has been proved that the main thing in education for sustainable development is its general cultural, active orientation, which is aimed at the formation of such personality qualities that provide it with the readiness and ability to take environmentally safe actions in the environment, and the ideal goal of environmental education is the development of ecological culture (the formation of ecological values, ecocentric worldview, ecologically oriented behavior). Keywords: sustainable development; formation; ecological culture; future specialists; ecological competence of the individual; education for sustainable development; ecological education.