Introduction
- Authors: Davies, Martin , Barnett, Ronald
- Date: 2015
- Type: Text , Book chapter , Editorial
- Relation: The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Thinking in Higher Education Introduction p. 1-25
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- Description: What is critical thinking, especially in the context of higher education? How have research and scholarship on the matter developed over recent past decades? What is the current state of the art here? How might the potential of critical thinking be enhanced? What kinds of teaching are necessary in order to realize that potential? And just why is this topic important now? These are the key questions motivating this volume. We hesitate to use terms such as “comprehensive” or “complete” or “definitive,” but we believe that, taken in the round, the chapters in this volume together offer a fair insight into the contemporary understandings of higher education worldwide. We also believe that this volume is much needed, and we shall try to justify that claim in this introduction.
The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Thinking in Higher Education
- Authors: Davies, Martin , Barnett, Ronald
- Date: 2015
- Type: Text , Book
- Relation: The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Thinking in Higher Education
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- Description: The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Thinking in Higher Education provides a single compendium on the nature, function, and applications of critical thinking. This book brings together the work of top researchers on critical thinking worldwide, covering questions of definition, pedagogy, curriculum, assessment, research, policy, and application. © Martin Davies and Ronald Barnett, 2015. All rights reserved.