Critical Thinking: An Introduction To The Didactics Of Thinking Training - Softcover

Jahn, Dirk; Cursio, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3658415428 ISBN 13: 9783658415426

Publisher: Springer VS, 2023

Synopsis

Judgment and critical faculties are central concerns of many Western educational programs. However, the promotion of critical thinking requires specifically developed and didactically coherent concepts. This book therefore attempts to provide a philosophically and empirically sound as well as application-oriented introduction to the concept and didactics of critical thinking. Especially the higher education space is defined by critically questioning knowledge and practice and thereby producing new insights. Against the background of this task horizon, the theoretical foundations of critical thinking as well as didactic practice strategies for its promotion are conveyed in a low-threshold manner within the framework of the introductory volume, which can be adapted across subjects.

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About the Author

Dr. Dirk Jahn, research associate at the Center for Continuing Education in Higher Education (FBZHL) at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. Scientific focus: the promotion of critical thinking, design-based research, action theory, the didactic use of films.

Dr. Michael Cursio Continuing Education Center for University Teaching at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg

Main research interests: Didactics of science, competence-oriented teaching, didactics of the philosophy of science.

From the Back Cover

Judgment and critical faculties are central concerns in many Western educational programs. However, promoting critical thinking requires specifically developed and didactically coherent concepts. This book therefore attempts to provide a philosophically and empirically sound as well as applicationoriented introduction to the concept and didactics of critical thinking. The realm of higher education is marked by a distinct emphasis on critically questioning established knowledge and practices, leading to the generation of new insights. In light of this crucial task, this book presents a comprehensive exploration of the theoretical foundations of critical thinking, coupled with practical strategies for its effective promotion. Designed to be accessible across various subjects, the introductory volume offers a low-threshold framework that can be adapted across subjects.

Dr. Dirk Jahn, research associate at the Center for Continuing Education in Higher Education (FBZHL) at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg. His scientific focus includes the promotion of critical thinking, design-based research, action theory, and the didactic use of films.

Dr. Michael Cursio Continuing Education Center for University Teaching at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg. His main research interests encompass the didactics of science, competence-oriented teaching, and the didactics of the philosophy of science

This book is a translation of an original German edition. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer VS
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3658415428
• ISBN 13: 9783658415426
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 212