Journal of Engineering Education Transformations

Journal of Engineering Education Transformations

DOI: 10.16920/jeet/2021/v34i4/152993

Year: 2021, Volume: 34, Issue: 4, Pages: 58-66

Original Article

Problem Based Learning in Education � Its Need for Sustainable Development

Preeti Thakur 1, Sunil dutt 2, Abhishek Chauhan 3*
  • Ph.D, Department of Education,Panjab University Chandigarh, India
  • Professor, Department of Education & Educational Management, NITTTR, Sector 26, Chandigarh, India
  • Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, UIET, PUSSGRC, Hoshiarpur, India
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Abstract

Poverty, hunger, gender inequality are some of the social problems which seems difficult to overcome in a country like India with the second largest population in the world. India is a country, with diverse culture and traditions where nature is being exploited for the benefit of humans. The greed to have more and more of the materialistic things have not only leaded, to the deterioration of our environment, flora and fauna, but has also increased the rate of crime alarmingly. Education is one of the most important factors which can act as a means to achieve the Goals of Sustainable Development as it can help an individual to think logically and inculcate the habit of questioning and finding answers to the unsolved social problems which has spread it roots deeply effecting the economic development of our country. Quality education should focus on the overall development of an individual and should also aid in the social and economic development of a nation. To improve the status of the education, we should not mainly focus on just adding on the enrolment of students but also on the methods of teaching. Globalization and industrialization is booming all walks of life with rapid progress in science and technology. Problem based learning can be a promising method of teaching learning process which can give an insight to the learner to understand various social, economic and environmental problems in a better way by integrating science and technology with education. The present paper is an attempt to associate the use of problem based learning (PBL) for achieving the goals of Sustainable development.

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