(2016) Science and education, 12, 94-98. Odessa.

Marianna Horvat,
PhD (Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences), senior lecturer,
Mariia Kuzma-Kachur,
PhD (Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences), associate professor,
Department of Theory and Methods of Primary Education,
Mukachevo State University,
26, Uzhhorodska Str., Mukachevo, Ukraine

THE ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES IN MORAL EDUCATION OF JUNIOR SCHOOL STUDENTS

The paper presents the opportunities provided by the subject “Environmental Studies” for moral education of junior school students. The relevance of investigating this phenomenon for personality development has been discovered. It has been stated that the role of moral education of primary school students depends on the use of the following major techniques of educational impact: ethical instruction, moral behaviour encouragement. The authors focused attention on the use of environment-related material in this vector of education

 moral education, humanism, environmental friendliness, Environmental Studies, nature, junior school students.

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