Croatian Sociological Society, Institute of Sociology at Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb
Abstract
Hrvatska kreće razmjerno kasno u proces obrazovanja za okoliš ili, cjelovitije rečeno, za održivo društvo. To, međutim, ne mora značiti beskonačno kaskanje za zemljama predvodnicama, već je to prvenstveno prilika da se uči na tuđim iskustvima. Dugotrajna iskustva skandinavskih zemalja i primjerice, [kotske, mogla bi poslužiti Hrvatskoj da izbjegne političke i organizacijske pogreške te da se što prije nauči, imajući u vidu da se ovdje radi o ulaganju u dugoročni prosperitet njezina stanovništva.
Nedavno istraživanje stavova stanovništva o zaštiti okoliša ukazalo je na visoku razinu ekološke osviještenosti ispitanika te spremnosti na ulaganje dodatnih napora u zaštiti okoliša. Da li Hrvatska ima i političku spremnost da odgovorno i sustavno pristupi obrazovanju za održivo društvo, ostaje tek da se vidi.Croatia starts rather overdue with the process of environmental education or completely saying, of education for sustainable society. That, however, does not have to mean that it will infinitely tag after the leading countries, but it is, above all, an opportunity to learn from other experiences. Long duration experiences of Nordic countries and, for instance, Scotland, could serve to Croatia to avoid political and organizational mistakes and to be in step as soon as possible, having in mind that it is a question about investing in long term prosperity of its population.
Recent research of population attitudes on environmental protection pointed at a high level of an respondent environmental awareness and willingness to exert oneself in addition in connection with environmental protection. Does Croatia also have a political preparedness to approach to education for sustainable society with responsibility and systematically, remains only to be seen
