PREPARATION OF FUTURE NATURAL SCIENCES TEACHERS TO THE FORMATION OF ECOLOGICAL CULTURE OF PUPILS

Nowadays the problem of the optimization of interaction between human and nature by increasing the level of environmental culture of the individual is a matter of current interest. The article deals with modern principles of ecological culture formation of natural sciences students in higher education institutions, its main components are also defined, namely: ecological knowledge, ecological education, ecological ethic and ecological worldview. The importance of professional training for future natural sciences teachers, based on the ecological culture is emphasized. The views of scientists on the specific character of ecological culture formation of students in the process of professional training are analyzed. Such training is carried out during classroom learning on natural sciences as well as during various extracurricular environmental activities. Four interrelated components of the university students' readiness for the formation of the ecological culture of pupils were identified and characterized. High rates of their formation by the students prove the efficiency of the experimental work.