Developing Critical Thinkers: Challenging Adults to Explore Alternative Ways of Thinking and Acting

Abstract

Part 1 Understanding critical thinking in adult life: what it means to think critically recognizing critical thinking learning to think critically in adult life how critical thinking sustains a healthy democracy. Part 2 Practical approaches for developing critical thinkers: effective strategies fro facilitating critical thinking helping others examine the assumptions underlying their thoughts and actions techniques for developing alternative ways of thinking. Part 3 Helping adults to think critically in different arenas of life: using the workplace as a resource for thinking and learning analyzing political issues and commitments developing critical judgements about television reporting encouraging active learning through personal relationships being a skilled facilitator of critical thinking. Epilogue: the risks and rewards to helping others learn to think critically. Abbreviations. References. Indexes: name subject.