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praise for previous books by stephen d. brookfield
“Award-winning author Stephen Brookfield offers insight, inspiration, and down-to-earth advice to all teachers in settings as diverse as college, adult education, and secondary schools–on how to thrive on the unpredictability of classroom life.”–Better Teaching
“The author [relates] some of his own personal experiences as an educator in encouraging critical thinking. His insight and honesty in relating these experiences is valuable and interesting.”–CBE Report
“Brookfield’s book will serve as an effective focus that can facilitate faculty in thinking critically about their work, their community, their relationships, not only individually but collaboratively.”–Teaching Sociology
“He offers clear, jargon-free, and unpretentious guidance.” –Reference & Research Book News
“The author is so darned good at finding and highlighting the key research.” –Training
“Brookfield illustrates practically his major scholarly interest in this readable, innovative, and perceptive book on college teaching.”–Choice
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–
Jossey-Bass
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Education
Edition: Higher, Education
Keywords: Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Education
