The Approaches to Education for Sustainable Development at Home Economics

In the time when there is a rapid growth of human well-being, different environmental and development problems arise. It means that the development of human well-being must be solved in an integrated way. Education for sustainable development includes restructuring education to sustainability, the encouragement of citizenship and promoting education in all society groups and levels. When carrying out the education for sustainable development the versatility of creative approaches is updated. The study process is oriented to a pupil's experience, promoting the critical thinking. Pupils are involved in finding and solving real problems, which are looked into holistically. The learning process includes the real life situations, examples which prove that sustainable development exists in reality. It can be very well seen in the lessons of home economics. The research has been carried out within education for sustainable development. It develops the main aspects of the Project Looking for Likely Alternatives (LOLA). The aim of the research is to determine students' attitude and preparedness for sustainable development. The used methods: discussions, questionnaires, observation, and an experiment. The place of the research: Jelgava, Latvia. The obtained results reveal that the respondents can characterize the essence of the education for sustainable development. They thing about the human actions unprotected and unpolluted environment, but not always observe it. Positive changes in daily routines are recognized in the field of sustainable development.