ETHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF FORMING A LIFE SAFETY CULTURE IN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS UNDER CONDITIONS OF SOCIAL RISK

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Published: Apr 6, 2026

  Olena Ivanova

Abstract

The article examines the ethical foundations of forming a life safety culture in the educational environment as a key condition for sustainable human development under conditions of social instability, technological risks, and wartime challenges. The relevance of the study is determined by the growing vulnerability of educational participants and the increasing complexity of ethical dilemmas related to safety, responsibility, and human dignity. The research is based on an interdisciplinary theoretical analysis combining pedagogy, ethics, philosophy of education, and life safety studies. Methods of analysis, synthesis, generalization, and conceptual modeling were applied. The results demonstrate that ethical values act as an internal regulator of safe behavior, transforming external safety requirements into personally meaningful norms. The article substantiates pedagogical conditions for integrating ethical principles into life safety education and outlines prospects for developing value-oriented educational models aimed at strengthening individual and collective safety.

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Ivanova, O. (2026). ETHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF FORMING A LIFE SAFETY CULTURE IN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS UNDER CONDITIONS OF SOCIAL RISK. Baltic Journal of Legal and Social Sciences, (1), 125-131. https://doi.org/10.30525/2592-8813-2026-1-14
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Keywords

moral responsibility, educational ethics, safety culture, human dignity, risk awareness, wartime education, social responsibility

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