Ecologization and digitalization of preschool education for sustainable development: problems and prospects

Ural State University of Economics, 8 Marta / Narodnoy Voli Str., 62/45, 620144 Ekaterinburg, Russia

^* Corresponding author: vilacheva.m@yandex.ru

Abstract

The paper is devoted to the problems of modernization of the preschool education in Russia. The general scientific and private scientific methods formed the methodological basis of the research. There are two directions in the development of the Russian education system over the past few years: ecologization and digitalization. The ideas of the “green economy” are actively entering the field of education. The federal state educational standards provide the opportunity of forming the basics of children’s ecological literacy, ecological culture and ecological intellection in schools, but not in preschool educational organizations. The process of digital transformation is more focused on school and colleges and less on kindergartens. These problems slow down the pace of sustainable development because preschool education is the foundation of a child’s personal development in the future. This paper presents the promising directions for improving the preschool educational system for sustainable development.