EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ECOLOGICAL SECURITY – NEW PERSPECTIVES IN SECURITY CULTURE

Abstract

The notion of ecological education and education for sustainable development appeared as a result of the development and popularization of the sustainable development concept, further encouraged by numerous documents, strategies, and declarations adopted by organizations of international and national importance. In its development, education for sustainable development went through various influences and transformations. From striving for self-knowledge, changing attitudes, and developing ecological awareness, education that goes beyond courses, to education that supports changes in knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes to create a more sustainable and just society for all. Education for sustainable development and ecological security implies the integration of appropriate knowledge and skills in curricula at all levels of education, but at the same time, it also implies stronger cooperation between scientists and educators, better integration of science and technology in educational programs, and increase in the competence of teaching staff. In the development of the subject Security Culture, the issues of sustainable development and ecological security must be included along with numerous security issues from the individual level to the state security issues, but this must be done in a way that includes the conception of common values, personal and collective integrity, a sense of social responsibility, freedom of choice, as well as new attitudes and behaviors.