Critical Thinking and Learning

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4051-8107-5
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 269 g

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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mason, Mark

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Notes on Contributors v

Preface and acknowledgements
Michael A. Peters ix

1 Critical Thinking and Learning
Mark Mason 1

2 Kinds of Thinking, Styles of Reasoning
Michael A. Peters 12

3 Culture, Cognitive Pluralism and Rationality
Colin W. Evers 25

4 Is There a Geography of Thought for East-West Differences? Why or Why Not?
Ho Mun Chan & Hektor K. T. Yan 44

5 False Dichotomy? ‘Western’ and ‘Confucian’ concepts of scholarship and learning
Janette Ryan & Kam Louie 65

6 Learning, Empowerment and Judgement
Michael  Luntley 79

7 Is Popper’s Falsificationist Heuristic a Helpful Resource for Developing Critical Thinking?
Chi-Ming Lam 93

8 Critical Thinking as a Source of Respect for Persons: A critique
Christine Doddington 109

9 Re-conceptualizing Critical Thinking for Moral Education in Culturally Plural Societies
Duck-Joo Kwak 120

Index 131

Über Autor(innen)

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.