Rethinking Education: Issues Today, Solutions for Tomorrow

Abstract

The education sector is currently confronted with multiple challenges that restrict its capacity to fulfill the evolving needs of learners and society. Key concerns include inequitable access to quality education, outdated teaching practices, limited use of technology, and a growing disconnect between academic learning and workplace requirements. Socioeconomic, cultural, and gender disparities further deepen these issues, alongside persistent gaps in teacher preparation, assessment systems, and student well-being. To overcome these barriers, education must adopt forward-looking strategies that are inclusive, innovative, and adaptable. Promising directions include competency-based education, wider use of digital and AI-driven tools, personalized and student-focused learning methods, and policies aimed at ensuring equity, lifelong learning, and global awareness. Building teacher capacities, nurturing critical and creative thinking, and encouraging collaboration across stakeholders will be vital. Addressing current shortcomings while embracing transformative reforms can shape an education system that is more responsive, resilient, and aligned with the demands of the future. The present study deals with the existing issues in the higher education sector mainly with the teachers from the multidisciplinary discipline .The research methodology is a blend of survey and semi structured interviews. The main theorems referred was constructivist theory by Piaget , Vygotsky , the theory which is Useful to analyze teaching-learning issues, student engagement, and curriculum design .Focuses on how learners build knowledge and where current practices fail them.& Systems Theory based on Bertalanffys work Education is seen as an interconnected system (students, teachers, institutions, policies).Helps diagnose structural issues such as lack of coordination, policy gaps resource imbalance.