Critical thinking and learning / edited by Mark Mason.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mason, Mark, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical thinking--Study and teaching.

Critical thinking.

Reflective learning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (146 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612684302

9781282684300

1282684302

9781444306774

1444306774

9781444306781

1444306782

OCLC:

437133082