EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIETY

The given paper shows the connection between education and sustainable development of society. It is emphasized that education is practically related with all spheres of society and forms its main component, human being. Modern education is a key to global sustainable development, peace and stability inside society. The paper deals with ideas of for- mation of ?a global citizen?. They include awareness of belonging to the unitied and intercon- nected world; the responsibility for their own actions that may have consequences not only on a local scale; the necessity of participation in the community on a local and global level