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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454322203321

Autore

Andrews Richard <1953 Apr. 1->

Titolo

Argumentation in higher education [[electronic resource] ] : improving practice through theory and research / / Richard Andrews

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2009

ISBN

1-135-27652-8

1-282-28440-1

9786612284403

0-203-87271-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (244 p.)

Disciplina

808.53

Soggetti

Academic disputations

Debates and debating - Study and teaching (Higher)

Communication in education

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Why Argument?; 2 The Current State of Argumentation in Higher Education; 3 Generic Skills in Argumentation; 4 Discipline-Specific Skills in Argumentation; 5 The Balance Between Generic and Discipline-Specific Skills; 6 Information and Communication Technologies, Multimodality and Argumentation; 7 Further Evidence from Research; 8 Students' Views on Argumentation; 9 Students' Essays and Reports in a Range of Disciplines; 10 The Significance of Feedback from Lecturers

11 Methodological Issues in Researching Argumentation12 Conclusion and a Way Forward in Argumentation Studies in Education; References and Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Argumentation in Higher Education offers professors, lecturers and researchers informative guidance for teaching effective argumentation skills to their undergraduate and graduate students. This professional guide aims to make the complex topic of argumentation open and transparent. Grounded in empirical research and theory, but with



student voices heard strongly throughout, this book fills the gap of argumentation instruction for the undergraduate and graduate level.Written to enlighten even the most experienced professor, this text contributes to a better understanding of