Thinking Ahead

Dr. Paul Wagner is author of half a dozen books and over 100 publications. Senior Ranking Professor, College of Education, University of Houston-Clear Lake. Has held senior office in several national professional organizations.Dr. Daphne Johnson teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Education at Sam Houston State University. She brought Project Based Learning to the Education courses at Sam Houston State, increasing critical thinking amongst the teacher candidates.Dr. Frank Fair taught philosophy for many years at Sam Houston State University and started one of the first Critical Thinking courses in the country there. He served as Managing Editor of the journal INQUIRY: Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines from 2010 to 2017.Dr. Daniel Fasko, a Fellow of the Psychonomic Society, is a Professor of Educational Psychology, at Bowling Green State University where he teaches educational psychology and life-span development. His research interests are in critical and creative thinking, and moral reasoning and education.

To foster success for their students in our chaotic world, teachers must model deliberative reasoning and critic-creative thinking. Across a range of subjects, Wagner, Johnson, Fair and Fasko’s book highlights effective instructional practices that infuse deep cognition and dialogue into classroom learning. A valuable resource for pre-service and in-service teachers.

• Dedication Acknowledgments Introduction 1. What is a Good Education?2. Current Realities3. Values and Critical Thinking4. Education at the Crossroads 5. Critico-Creative Thinking: Tools and Strategies6. Pre-Service Teacher Preparation ScriptsAppendix A: Resources for further informationAppendix B: Action ResearchAppendix C: A Note to Professors on Building Their Own ScriptsReferencesIndexAbout the Authors