THE PEDAGOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF FORMATION OF ECOLOGICAL CONSCIOUSNESS OF STUDENTS
THE PEDAGOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF FORMATION OF ECOLOGICAL CONSCIOUSNESS OF STUDENTS

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the psychological and pedagogical conditions of formation of ecological consciousness of students. On the basis of the analysis and generalization of scientific literature on the problem the authors determine the notion “ecological consciousness”, investigate its three-component structure (cognitive, emotive, and conative components), distinguish types of ecological consciousness (anthropocentric, biocentric, ecocentric) and the main approaches to the formation of ecological consciousness (traditional, of ecological psychodedagogy, practical-orientating, of ecopsychology of development), and determine psychologo-pedagogical conditions, which guarantee the efficiency of work on ecological consciousness formation. Ecological consciousness is concentrated on the relations of the mankind to the environment and the world of nature that is to material reality. The most popular definition of it is as follows: ecological consciousness is a complex whole of ecological concepts, existing attitudes towards nature, and corresponding strategies and technologies of interaction with it. The problem of the survival of humanity on a global scale has come to occupy a central place as our planet becomes more and more interconnected politically, economically, and socially, and as the security, health and well-being of every human being is more and more dependent on the ecological well-being of the planet as a whole. We need to carry out research and practical steps related to worldwide social and psychological promotion of the concept of sustainable development.

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