Critical Thinking for Global Peace: A key for Sustainable Development

This is the age of science and technology. In today's digital era, where wide information is readily accessible, individuals need to be taught how to think critically for themselves. The world has been facing a wide range of intellectual challenges to maintain global peace. Scholars and teachers have explored them in the past too. Yet, in today's world with the advent of new technologies, staying detached is not an option. In this way, not only they have to seek solutions to the pressing issues around them but they also need to be mindful of parochial explanations of the same issues. This reflects the path to a tolerant future. Critical thinking skills are the cornerstone for global peace and sustainable development, which can be understand as an integral part of quality education, inherent in the concept of lifelong learning. Embarking on the path of sustainable development requires a profound transformation of how we think and act. Therefore, critical thinking is crucial for the achievement of global peace and sustainable development. This study presents review of literature on the importance of critical thinking for global peace. Finally, it proposes framework to foster the critical thinking abilities of students and some suggestions are made about the development of critical thinking skills. Ms. Kuldeep Kaur"Critical Thinking for Global Peace: A key for Sustainable Development" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-3 , April 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd11439.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/11439/critical-thinking-for-global-peace-a-key-for-sustainable-development/ms-kuldeep-kaur