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Record Nr.

UNISA996206210803316

Titolo

Critical thinking and learning [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mark Mason

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2008

ISBN

1-282-68430-2

9786612684302

1-4443-0677-4

1-4443-0678-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (146 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MasonMark <1959->

Disciplina

370.15/2

Soggetti

Critical thinking - Study and teaching

Reflective learning

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

Critical thinking and learning / Mark Mason -- Kinds of thinking, styles of reasoning / Michael A. Peters -- Culture, cognitive pluralism and rationality / Colin Evers -- Is there a geography of thought for East-West differences? why or why not? / Ho Mun Chan and Hektor K. T. Yan -- False dichotomy? 'Western' and 'Eastern' concepts of scholarship and learning / Janette Ryan and Kam Louie -- Learning, empowerment and judgement / Michael Luntley -- Is Popper's falsificationist heuristic a helpful resource for developing critical thinking? / Chi-Ming Lam -- Critical thinking as a source of respect for persons: a critique / Christine Doddington -- Re-conceptualizing critical thinking for moral education in culturally plural societies / Duck-Joo Kwak.

Sommario/riassunto

By introducing current debates in the field of critical thinking and posing new questions from contributing scholars, Critical Thinking and Learning examines the received wisdom in the field of critical thinking and learning.Examines the different perspectives in the field of critical thinking and learningProvides insights into critical thinking by posing new questions from contributing authorsIntroduces cross-cultural viewpoints into the dominant 'western'-based educational viewpointHighlights differences among a variety of thinkers in the field