Problem-Based and Project-Based Learning for Sustainable Development

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Universities hold a crucial responsibility and role to contribute to sustainable development, also in their education task. The concept of competencies for sustainable development and the idea of using real-world sustainability issues in education are promising approaches to transform sustainability programmes at universities into student-centred learning environments. Especially the educational formats of problem-based learning and project-based learning foster such a process of educational innovation towards student-centred learning. Moreover, hybrid forms of problem-based and project-based learning offer added value, but challenges for PPBL courses in sustainability remain salient.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSustainability Science : An Introduction
EditorsHarald Heinrichs, Pim Martens, Gerd Michelsen, Arnim Wiek
Number of pages10
Place of PublicationDordrecht
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media
Publication date2016
Pages349-358
Article number29
ISBN (print)978-94-017-7241-9
ISBN (electronic)978-94-017-7242-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

    Research areas

  • Sustainability Science - Competencies, Real-world problems, Student-centred learning, Problem-based and project-based learning