Teaching for critical thinking
Subtitle: tools and techniques to help students question their assumptions
By: Stephen D. Brookfield
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The Jossey-Bass Higher and adult education series; Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2012
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780470889343; 9781118146705
Subjects: Critical thinking; Study and teaching; Applied Psychology
Description: "In Teaching for Critical Thinking, Stephen Brookfield builds on his last three decades of experience running workshops and teaching courses on critical thinking to explore how student learn to think this way, and what teachers can do the help students develop this capacity. He outlines a basic protocol of critical thinking as a learning process that focuses on uncovering and checking assumptions, exploring alternative perspectives, and taking informed actions as a result. Written to address the broad range of disciplines, this book fosters a shared understanding of critical thinking and helps to various constituencies adapt general principles to specific disciplinary contexts"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-268) and index.