THE ROLE OF OPERATING RISKS IN INTERRELATION WITH THE EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The risks of the modern society provide the basis for the process of decision-making also in the field of education. The importance of risk regulation systems, it is necessary to analyse the ways  the  public  is  engaged  in  education  system  related  with environmental  study  processes. Interrelation between risks and the education for  sustainable development should be considered for educational system in Armenia. The  sustainable  development  under  the  conditions  of  risk  society  today  is  quite  extensively investigated.  According to  the  studies  conducted  all over  the  world  for  the  evaluation of  ecological awareness  in  many  developed  and  developing  countries the  level  of  awareness  of  the  issues  of environmental protection,  as  well  as  the perception  of  ecological  risks  has been  growing  gradually during  the  last  ten  years.  In  Armenia    there  are  no  many  data  available  regarding  ecological awareness of the population and the perception of ecological risks. The  main  global  problem  is  sustainable  development,  that  main  part  is    protection  of  an environment.  The  influence  of  the  human  factor  or anthropogenous  influence  on  an  environment becomes  the  basic  part  in  problem  of  protection  of  an  environment.  Necessity  of for  education  for steady development here is shown, as necessities for modern educational system, is especial in higher education. It is necessary to note, that the education  for sustainable development is an educational novelty, which continues the successful introduction in global educational system. Ecological education and education for sustainable development are in close interrelation. The education for sustainable development not only is closely connected to ecological education, and also occured from it. The bases of education for sustainable development assume reception of fundamental knowledge on natural sciences, understanding for inter discipline connections and global processes, modern practical researches with application of new and newest devices and apparatus. In the present paper the attempts of introduction of ecological education in higher education system in Armenia  with close interrelation with education for sustainable development are resulted.