FORMATION OF FUTURE TEACHERS’ ECOLOGICAL RESPONSIBILITY

Abstract

The task of students’ ecological responsibility formation and finding effective ways to develop school teachers’ liable attitude to the ecological issues and eco-friendly processes is becoming more urgent in modern conditions. The article is aimed at modern technologies consideration for forming students’ ecological responsibility through the use of interactive techniques, based on methods of ecological psychopedagogy (formation of a subjective attitude towards nature) and ones of developmental ecopsychology (formation of personal experience of unity with nature). The research objectives are: to conduct a theoretical analysis on the problem of ecological responsibility in the context of environmental education; to develop a methodological recommendations dealing with given issues. To diagnose the main components of environmental responsibility, the subtests and the value-normative method of G.E. Zalessky are used. The study provides recommendations for developing environmental responsibility. In conclusion, methods of environmental education and eco-psychological interaction are described.