Features of the development of ecological education and upbringing in the Republic of Armenia

Abstract

Ecological education is a continuous, multifaceted and mandatory process of education, upbringing and development of an individual, aimed at the acquisition of theoretical and practical knowledge, skills, abilities about the environment, as well as the orientation of the value system and behavior and the formation of an ecological culture. Ecological education, apart from theoretical knowledge and scientific-practical abilities, is first and foremost an approach, philosophy and tool to perceive, understand, interpret the relationship between man and nature, and based on all this to develop new models of behavior of individuals, groups of people and the whole society towards the environment. Ecological culture is the inherited experience of human life activity with the environment, which contributes to a healthy lifestyle, sustainable socio-economic development of the country, improvement of the quality of life and ecological safety. Formation of ecological culture of the society is one of the priority directions of the state. Keywords: ecological issues, ecological knowledge, ecological culture, ecological and sustainable development education, natural resource management, environmental information.