Conversations on Critical Thinking: Can Critical Thinking Find Its Way Forward as the Skill Set and Mindset of the Century?
The capacity to successfully, positively engage with the cognitive capacities of critical thinking has become the benchmark of employability for many diverse industries across the globe and is considered critical for the development of informed, decisive global citizenship. Despite this, education s...
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doaj-e5bf10033b374deb827b2e65b83e38512020-11-25T00:33:50ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022018-11-018420510.3390/educsci8040205educsci8040205Conversations on Critical Thinking: Can Critical Thinking Find Its Way Forward as the Skill Set and Mindset of the Century?Maura Sellars0Razia Fakirmohammad1Linh Bui2John Fishetti3Sarfaroz Niyozov4Ruth Reynolds5Nisha Thapliyal6Yu-Ling Liu-Smith7Nosheen Ali8School of Education, University of Newcastle, Callaghan 2308, AustraliaInstitute for Educational Development, Aga Khan University, Karachi 74800, PakistanSchool of Education, University of Newcastle, Callaghan 2308, AustraliaSchool of Education, University of Newcastle, Callaghan 2308, AustraliaDepartment of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3H7, CanadaSchool of Education, University of Newcastle, Callaghan 2308, AustraliaSchool of Education, University of Newcastle, Callaghan 2308, AustraliaInstitute for Educational Development, Aga Khan University, Karachi 74800, PakistanInstitute for Educational Development, Aga Khan University, Karachi 74800, PakistanThe capacity to successfully, positively engage with the cognitive capacities of critical thinking has become the benchmark of employability for many diverse industries across the globe and is considered critical for the development of informed, decisive global citizenship. Despite this, education systems in several countries have developed policies and practices that limit the opportunities for students to authentically participate in the discussions, debates, and evaluative thinking that serve to develop the skill set and mindset of critical thinkers. This writing examines the status of critical thinking in four different contexts across the globe as reflected in educational policies and academic experiences as a preface to investigating actual classroom practices and possible impacts the support of critical thinking skills may have on the potential development of the global citizens of the future. Each vignette reflects the contextualized difficulties that are presented by social and cultural concerns and traditions of making meaning. These stories of education also illustrate the various ways in which the skills and capacities of critical thinking are interpreted in different contexts and address the negative nuances with which thinking critically has become associated. Finally, a pedagogical model of teaching, which may support student development of the skill set of critical thinking within the boundaries of social and cultural mindsets, has been developed.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/8/4/205critical thinkingmaking meaningglobal education21st century |
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Maura Sellars Razia Fakirmohammad Linh Bui John Fishetti Sarfaroz Niyozov Ruth Reynolds Nisha Thapliyal Yu-Ling Liu-Smith Nosheen Ali Conversations on Critical Thinking: Can Critical Thinking Find Its Way Forward as the Skill Set and Mindset of the Century? Education Sciences critical thinking making meaning global education 21st century |
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Conversations on Critical Thinking: Can Critical Thinking Find Its Way Forward as the Skill Set and Mindset of the Century? |
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Conversations on Critical Thinking: Can Critical Thinking Find Its Way Forward as the Skill Set and Mindset of the Century? |
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The capacity to successfully, positively engage with the cognitive capacities of critical thinking has become the benchmark of employability for many diverse industries across the globe and is considered critical for the development of informed, decisive global citizenship. Despite this, education systems in several countries have developed policies and practices that limit the opportunities for students to authentically participate in the discussions, debates, and evaluative thinking that serve to develop the skill set and mindset of critical thinkers. This writing examines the status of critical thinking in four different contexts across the globe as reflected in educational policies and academic experiences as a preface to investigating actual classroom practices and possible impacts the support of critical thinking skills may have on the potential development of the global citizens of the future. Each vignette reflects the contextualized difficulties that are presented by social and cultural concerns and traditions of making meaning. These stories of education also illustrate the various ways in which the skills and capacities of critical thinking are interpreted in different contexts and address the negative nuances with which thinking critically has become associated. Finally, a pedagogical model of teaching, which may support student development of the skill set of critical thinking within the boundaries of social and cultural mindsets, has been developed. |
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