УДК 37:574:304
DOI: 10.15507/Inted.076.018.201403.046
THE ROLE OF ECOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN THE SOCIETY’S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
A.V. Kaverin, D. A. Masserov
( Ogarev Mordovia State University, Saransk, Russia )
The paper shows that environmental education should develop at a faster pace, as it should become the basis for a new model of the educational system as a necessary element of transition of the modern civilization towards sustainable development. The education system directly and most effectively should work for the future, because it determines the personal qualities of each person, his knowledge and skills, behavioural priorities, and finally - economic, spiritual and material potential of the society as a whole. Environmental education should become the lever, which would allow for the transformation of the concept of sustainable development into the system of spiritual and professional installations of mankind. Only sustainable development can lead to the survival of modern civilization, its development and preservation of the biosphere as a whole.
Keywords: sustainable development; the system of education; society; environmental education; ecology.
About the author: Kaverin Aleksandr Vladimirovich, head of Ecology and Environmental Management Chair, Ogarev Mordovia State University (68, Bolshevistskaya str., Saransk, Russia), Doktor nauk degree holder in agricultural sciences, professor, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Masserov Dmitry Aleksandrovich, research assistant professor of Ecology and Environmental Management Chair, Ogarev Mordovia State University (68, Bolshevistskaya str., Saransk, Russia), Kandidat nauk (PhD) degree holder in economical sciences, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
