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外文翻译 原文 The Formation of an Ecological Consciousness Material Source: Russian Education and Society, vol. 47, no. 12, December 2005,pp. 34–45. Author: N.A. BIRIUKOVA Realization of the ideas of humanistic pedagogy and psychology serves as the foundation for the development of value attitudes toward nature and the surrounding world, for the formation of a new type of ecological consciousness. It is obvious that the interaction between human civilization and the earth’s biosphere has reached a dead end. This is acknowledged by most scientists, politicians, and civic leaders. A possible solution can be through a radical restructuring of human activity in accordance with the laws that govern the life of the biosphere. More and more in the recent past, problems of the humanization of education and the search for an effective mechanism to regulate ecologically vital activity have been linked to the formation of an ecological consciousness, a consciousness that is based on value attitudes oriented toward the preservation, restoration, and rational use of the natural world. Against the background of our understanding that it will not be possible to overcome the ecological crisis unless changes are made in the dominating anthropocentric consciousness that serves as the psychological basis of the crisis, it is necessary to make concerted efforts to shape a system of ecological values that represent a part of universal human values. A vital characteristic of ecological consciousness is the perception of natural objects from the standpoint of subject (D.S. Deriabo,V.A. Iasvin). When it comes to the adult population, the shaping of a subject’s attitude toward the natural world involves certain difficulties, and some authors say that it is virtually impossible to do it in a short amount of time under current conditions. For this reason, it is essential to get started on strategic work in this sphere with the younger generation, whose consciousness is not yet as weighed down with