Critical Thinking and Learning
1st Edition
Published on 22. April 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-1-4051-8107-5 (ISBN)
Description
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
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
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
269 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-8107-5 (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.
Content
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
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