Problem Based Learning: the ability to conduct independent inquiry into real-life issues. Jason MacVaugh, University of Gloucestershire Business School and the Centre for Active Learning
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In a recent public lecture on the topic of sustainability I attended, a member of the audience asked, ‘Why should sustainability require even more education? - we have been telling students about these issues for twenty years.’ A good point, some might say: there has been a significant amount of effort spent educating young people on a range of sustainability issues. Unfortunately, for all our telling people about sustainability, we have failed to provide an education that would lead to them doing something about it. This chapter will argue that a better approach is the application of problem-based learning (PBL) pedagogy to sustainability education, since this would allow students to gain skills in solving practical real world problems.
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