Developing Student Criticality in Higher Education: Undergraduate Learning in the Arts and Social Sciences

Developing Student Criticality in Higher Education: Undergraduate Learning in the Arts and Social Sciences
ISBN-10
1441106510
ISBN-13
9781441106513
Category
Education
Pages
256
Language
English
Published
2011-03-24
Publisher
A&C Black
Authors
Rosamond Mitchell, Florence Myles, Brenda Johnston

Description

Critical thinking is a major and enduring aspect of higher education and the development of criticality in students has long been a core aim. However, understandings of criticality are conceptually and empirically unclear. The book combines a well developed conceptual discussion of the nature of criticality appropriate for the twenty-first century, the extent to which it is attainable by arts and social science undergraduates, and the paths by which it is developed during students' higher education experiences. Drawing upon empirical accounts and case studies of teaching and learning in different disciplines, this book critically analyses higher education curriculum and policy documentation to explore higher educational processes, encouraging a re-evaluation of practice and educational values, and enabling the development of curricula which incorporate systematic attention to the development of student criticality. This book proposes a rounded conceptual vision of criticality in higher education for the twenty-first century.

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