Udovychenko I. Continuation of ecological education of students of primary and secondary school in the courses of nature science.

The conception of the "continuation", "ecological education", their role and place in the process of studying of nature and geographical disciplines in primary and secondary school were defined more precisely in this dissertation. Comparatively analysis of modern state of the elaboration of this problem in Ukraine and abroad (in the science theory and educational practice) was conducted. The components of the continuation, the theoretical and pedagogical conditions of realization of the continuation of ecological education of students of 3-6 classes in the course of nature science, the criteria, the indexes of level of formed components of the ecological upbringing of students in primary and secondary school, ecological competence of the teachers in the conception of the continuation were determined. The functional model, the teaching and educational methodical complex of forming ecologically educated person with positive "ecological-I-concept", methodical recommendations to organization of the students associations during the work with the project, educational and methodical textbook "Sumy Region" were worked out.