Critical Thinking and Learning

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

Del 4 i serien Educational Philosophy and Theory Special Issues

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Beskrivning

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

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-04-22
Mått:173 x 246 x 11 mm
Vikt:272 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Educational Philosophy and Theory Special Issues
Antal sidor:144
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9781405181075

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Mark Mason is Associate Professor in Philosophy and Educational Studies in the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong, where he is also Director of the Comparative Education Research Centre (CERC). He is the co-author of a variety of articles and books in the field, most recently Changing Education: Leadership, Innovation and Development in a Globalizing Asia Pacific.

Innehållsförteckning

Notes on Contributors vPreface and acknowledgementsMichael A. Peters ix1 Critical Thinking and LearningMark Mason 12 Kinds of Thinking, Styles of ReasoningMichael A. Peters 123 Culture, Cognitive Pluralism and RationalityColin W. Evers 254 Is There a Geography of Thought for East-West Differences? Why or Why Not?Ho Mun Chan & Hektor K. T. Yan 445 False Dichotomy? ‘Western’ and ‘Confucian’ concepts of scholarship and learningJanette Ryan & Kam Louie 656 Learning, Empowerment and JudgementMichael Luntley 797 Is Popper’s Falsificationist Heuristic a Helpful Resource for Developing Critical Thinking?Chi-Ming Lam 938 Critical Thinking as a Source of Respect for Persons: A critique Christine Doddington 1099 Re-conceptualizing Critical Thinking for Moral Education in Culturally Plural SocietiesDuck-Joo Kwak 120Index 131