INTEGRATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS INTO THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS AS A LEADING FACTOR IN TRAINING TEACHERS OF HISTORY AND CIVIC EDUCATION

Abstract

The article provides a comprehensive study of the process of integrating the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) into higher education institutions’ curricula, as a leading factor in the professional
training of future teachers, historians, and civic educators. In the context of global challenges and the
implementation of Ukraine’s national sustainable development strategy until 2030, the formation of
students’ values and competencies to harmonize social, economic, and environmental aspects is a priority task for teacher education. The paper analyzes the fundamental regulatory and legal framework
governing the implementation of sustainability principles in the educational sphere .
Special emphasis is placed on the experience of training specialists at the Faculty of History and
Law of H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University. The authors detail the content of
the educational and professional program «History and Social Studies in Educational Institutions», in
which the concept of sustainable development is integrated into the structure of professional disciplines
and their teaching methods. The article demonstrates how, by updating lecture content, conducting
specialized training, and using interactive teaching methods, future teachers master the skills to design
a modern educational environment that promotes the development of environmental awareness and
social responsibility among students.
It is concluded that a history and civic education teacher’s readiness to implement the principles
of sustainable development is a determining factor in raising a conscious citizen and in building a
barrier-free democratic society.