FORMATION OF ECOLOGICAL CULTURE THE CADETS OF THE MILITARY UNIVERSITY
Global environmental problems of modern civilization, a particular state and society, the solution of which depends on the joint actions of all mankind, requires the orientation of education at all levels to the formation of ecological culture. Students ' awareness of the scale of global environmental problems associated with human activities, including military activities, contributes to the activation of their cognitive activity, aimed not only at acquiring environmental knowledge, but also the development of skills and practical solutions to problems arising in military professional activities. The purpose of the article is to provide a theoretical justification for the need to form an ecological culture of cadets in the process of their military professional training. The work is based on the ideas of ecological-humanistic and integrative approaches. The ecological culture of a person reflects a certain level of ecological knowledge, skills, norms of behavior, value attitude to nature as a natural environment of human activity, to society, its history and cultural values. Educational process characterized by the orientation of the content of Humanities and natural Sciences on the formation of ecological consciousness and thinking of the students, the use of active methods and forms of training that are most relevant to the formation of ecological worldview, values, and norms of behavior needed to solve the socio-economic and military-professional tasks, improves the efficiency of formation of ecological culture of the cadets in the study of Humanities and natural Sciences. This article discusses the participation of cadets of a military university in joint research activities with teachers and scientists whose work is related to the study of physical chemistry and ecology. The practical orientation of such studies not only contributes to the formation of environmental thinking and consciousness, but also educates cadets to feel involved in solving environmental problems