THE FORMATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CULTURE OF FUTURE AGRONOMIC ENGINEERS IS A DEMAND OF SOCIETY AND THE STRATEGIC TASK OF HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

The article highlights the urgency of the problem in forming the ecological culture of the future agroengineers in the process of their professional training in higher agricultural educational institutions. The purpose, principles and tasks of ecological education are described too. The ecological culture of agroengineer is outlined on the basis of the analysis of scientific and pedagogical works and state legislation. The specifics of the definition the concept "ecological culture of agroengineer" is proposed. The factors influencing on the formation of ecological culture of agroengineer are substantiated in this article. It is proved that the achievement of the ultimate goal of environmental education is possible when the whole process of their training is related with the environmental issues. The structure of ecological culture of future specialists and a model of pedagogical influence on its formation on the principle of empowerment-pedagogics are presented. The ways of forming the ecological culture of future agroengineers in the process of their professional training and accordingly the task of higher agricultural educational institutions regarding the formation of the ecological culture of future agroengineers are proposed.