Master of Arts, teacher Nasharbekova I.S.
Zhetpisbay
Zh., Rachmetollina A.
Academician Y.A. Buketov Karaganda State University
The content of environmental
education in the sphere of development of the ecological views of personality
The most important characteristic
of ecological identity is the psychological involvement to the world of nature,
which is most heavily influenced by the existing system of environmental views.
The first task of environmental
education is the formation of the system of adequate environmental views. In
line with this, the main point of reference in the solution of this task of
environmental education is the formation of the self understanding of the unity
of man and nature. Nature is not just a combination of various natural objects,
but the complex system, each element of which is interconnected with other: any
impact on one of the elements of this system inevitably has an impact on many
others.
The idea of nature
as a whole, with a complex system of inter-relationships (in other words, the
idea of ecosystem holism), is a key natural position, understanding of it has
the strongest influence on the formation of the psychological involvement of
the individual in the natural world [1].
The second task of environmental
education is to development of subjective relationship of individual to nature.
In line with this, the main pedagogical point in solving this task of
environmental education is the need to ensure that:
a) natural objects
treated by the person to the sphere of "human", equal to it in their
self-worth and, accordingly, the interaction with them was included in the
scope of ethical norms, rules, and so on;
b) natural objects
could be used in the role of the reference entities, changing personal views,
assessment, attitude, things, nature and other people;
c) natural objects
could be used by a person as full partners in dialogue and joint activities.
Along with the
formation of subjective modality of relations, it is necessary to pay attention
to the formation of the quantitative parameters of the relationships. One of such
quality parameters are latitude relationship to nature.
The formation of latitude
relations necessitates the organization of the teaching process in such a way
as to include in the subjective space relationships of the individual and the
natural world as much as possible of natural objects. The formation of latitude
relations should not be reduced only to increase the environmental knowledge of
students. The more personal important facilities included in the subjective
space of nature, the higher the index parameter latitude.
High parameter
latitude relationship to nature also determines and expansion of individual
ecological space of personal space, which is for a person personal important
for the order in which he feels personally responsible. The more natural
objects make up the relationship breadth of the individual and the natural
world, the more territories with which they are directly connected, and these
territories, thus, become indifferent to the identity, expanding its individual
ecological space.
Therefore, pedagogically
expedient to form the breadth of the relationship of children to the natural
world as in a "systematic" (different Kingdom, types, classes, etc.
and natural objects), and the "geographical" (affection of natural
objects to different landscapes, territories, regions).
Another aspect is
the intensity of the relationship to nature. The pedagogical process is to
direct and empower of the manifestations of his relationship to the world of
nature in the realm of senses (perceptual-affective component); in the
cognitive sphere (the cognitive component), practical action (practical component)
and actions (productive component intensity).
Achieving a high
level of development of perceptual-affective component of the intensity of the
relationship to nature is provided, if the process of environmental education
based on the following guidelines:
1. Identify aesthetic values the diversity of
the breadth of the relations of natural objects and phenomena, their aesthetic
originality and expressiveness.
2. Actualization of
the complex natural (visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory - gustatory
behavioral) and social (aesthetic and ethical) in the process of perception of
the individual natural objects.
3. The formation of
the ability of the person emotionally and activity to respond to a meeting with
natural objects: feeling, assessment, Association, creative mapping,
transformation of the perceived image in the imagination, the creative action
to them or their images (visual, literary, musical, plastic and so on).
Achieving a high
level of development of the practical component of the intensity of the
relationship to nature is provided, if the process of environmental education
based on the following guidelines:
1. Stimulating the desire of children to
non-pragmatic interaction with natural beings, communication, i.e., subject interaction
with them.
2. The formation of
high sensitivity to the effects of natural objects, their "answers"
in the process of interaction with them.
It is the high
level of development of a practical component, primarily characterizes people
with highly developed subjective attitude towards nature.
Achieving a high level
of formation productive component intensity relationship to nature is provided,
if the process of environmental education based on the following guidelines:
1. The formation of
the sensitivity of students to the situations in which natural objects require
active support from people.
2. Forming
willingness to make some sacrifices, be subjected to greater or lesser risk for
natural objects [2].
The productive component
relationships more fully formed in the process of environmental protection. It
should be noted that the environmental feasibility is ensured by the
coordination of the individual relationship to the world of nature and adequate
environmental views. Without such coordination of environmental activity
students can have a "disservice" attention to natural objects.
Let's focus on the
sustainability of the relationship. Environmental education should be focused
on the formation of the high stable attitude of schoolchildren to nature. This
can be achieved through the continuity of educational process [3].
The level of stability of the
relationship of children to the natural world can be monitored by periodic
testing of pupils using ecological methods of psycho diagnostics. Such
ecological, psychological monitoring also allows you to set individual
attitudes of pupils to nature, to monitor the dynamics of the various
parameters of this relationship. It is properly to test twice a year - at the
beginning and at the end of the school year. The results allow drawing conclusions
about the effectiveness of the pedagogical process.
The third task of environmental
education is the formation of an adequate strategies and technology-specific
interaction with natural objects. Along with this, the main point of reference
in the solution for the task of environmental education is the adoption of a
person of the strategies and development of technologies non-pragmatic interaction
with the natural world. Having choice of the identity of certain strategies of
interaction with natural objects exist in environmental views and subjective
attitude to these natural objects. But
certain strategies can be considered to be formed only in the case when they
are provided by the possession of appropriate technologies.
In the process of environmental
education it is necessary to pay special attention to the acquisition of
individual technologies required for aesthetic exploration of the natural
world.
Literature:
1. Becker A. M.
"Environmental education", "Chemistry in school", 1990, No.
4.
2. Gvishiani D. M.
"The Challenges of education in the field of the environment",
Moscow, "Progress", 1983.
3.Yagodin, A.,
Tretyakov L., "The Problem of
environmental education", Journal of the all-Union chemical society. D. I.
Mendeleev, 1991, Volume 36, No. 1.