Critical Thinking and Learning.
Title:
Critical Thinking and Learning.
Author:
Mason, Mark.
ISBN:
9781444306781
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (146 pages)
Series:
Educational Philosophy and Theory Special Issues
Contents:
Critical Thinking and Learning -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Preface and acknowledgements -- 1 Critical Thinking and Learning Mark Mason Critical Thinking and Learning -- 2 Kinds of Thinking, Styles of Reasoning Michael A. Peters Kinds of Thinking, Styles of Reasoning -- 3 Culture, Cognitive Pluralism and Rationality Colin W. Evers Culture, Cognitive Pluralism and Rationality -- 4 Is There a Geography of Thought for East-West Differences? Ho Mun Chan & Hektor K. T. Yan Is There a Geography of Thought for East-West Differences? Why or why not? -- Blackwell Publishing Ltd Oxford, UK EPAT Educational Philosophy and Theory 0013-1857 c 2007 Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia XXX Original Articles 5 False Dichotomy? Janette Ryan & Kam Louie False Dichotomy? 'Western' and 'Confucian' concepts of scholarship and learning -- 6 Learning, Empowerment and Judgement Michael Luntley Learning, Empowerment and Judgement -- 7 Popper's Falsificationist Heuristic Chi-Ming Lam Is Popper's Falsificationist Heuristic a Helpful Resource for Developing Critical Thinking? -- 8 Critical Thinking as a Source of Respect for Persons Christine Doddington Critical Thinking as a Source of Respect for Persons: A critique -- 9 Critical Thinking for Moral Education in Culturally Plural Societies Duck-Joo Kwak Re-conceptualizing Critical Thinking for Moral Education in Culturally Plural -- Index.
Abstract:
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 learning Provides insights into critical thinking by posing new questions from contributing authors Introduces cross-cultural viewpoints into the dominant 'western'-based educational viewpoint Highlights differences among a variety of thinkers in the field.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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