SOCIOPEDAGOGICAL ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION OF PREADOLESCENTS AND ADOLESCENTS AS A FUNCTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

This paper deals with the topic of sociological and pedagogical aspects of young people’s education in the pre-adolescent and adolescent age in the function of sustainable development. The aim of our research is, from sociological and pedagogical aspect, to:

Define the categories of ecologically sustainable education;

Observe and categorize the forms of ecological education present in our contemporary practice;

Analyze the contents of ecological education aiming to realize sustainable development;

Measure the effects of school - as the most spread and most organized form of education – on attitudes of those being educated;

Instead of a conclusion to offer hypotheses for modernizing ecological education in the function of sustainable development.

In accordance with the abovementioned aims, we will be faced with a number of research methods. During defining the categories, we will combine the descriptive with the method of critical observation, and the usage of fundamental concepts in everyday life. It seems that such a combination is the most adequate one for a thorough understanding of the contents and influence of education on people as ecological beings.

               Using the contents analysis, we want to point at the school curricula for educating young generations about ecologically sustainable development. Comparisons and combinations will not only help us to clear up the complexity of ecological education, but also to point at a hypothetical possibility of overcoming some stereotypes in our manner of work so far.