Abstract
Natural and territorial complexes, including specially protected objects, are important in the formation of ecological culture of the younger generation. Samara oblast (European part of Russia) has a unique system of specially protected natural territories with various characteristics of vegetation, fauna, landscapes. This provides acquaintance of learners with various ecosystems in the territory available for visiting. In order to increase the effectiveness of the process of forming environmental culture it is recommended to use a practice-oriented approach in environmental education: organization and carrying out environmental actions, expeditions, excursions, environmental trails, as well as research, project, labor, environmental protection and volunteer activities. We have developed an algorithm for conducting educational and research activities for schoolchildren and research activities for students to study the current state of specially protected natural areas.
Highlights
Ecological education plays an integrative role in the system of continuous education
The purpose of environmental education is to form an environmental culture of the individual
The most effective environmental culture is formed with a practice-oriented approach to the educational process, when learners are involved in various activities, organized in the framework of academic and extracurricular activities
Summary
Ecological education plays an integrative role in the system of continuous education. It contributes to formation and development of a holistic worldview of learners; forms their system thinking, civic consciousness and skills of forecasting consequences of human activity impact on nature; gives humanistic orientation to education; promotes moral, patriotic, civic, ethic and aesthetic upbringing of young generation. The foundation of environmental education is made by natural science knowledge, which forms a balanced, competent understanding of the surrounding world, reasonable attitude to the phenomena and processes occurring in it [3,4,5,6,7,8]. The most effective environmental culture is formed with a practice-oriented approach to the educational process, when learners are involved in various activities (research, project, labor, environmental protection, volunteering), organized in the framework of academic and extracurricular activities.
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