Teaching Thinking Skillsby Steve Johnson was initially published by the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain in 2000. In this new edition, Johnson has updated his argument, Harvey Siegel has contributed a counter-argument and Christopher Winch has provided a foreword and afterword drawing the debates together.
The issues debated in this new edition ofTeaching Thinking Skillsinclude:
Do thinking skills exist?
What are the aims of education?
Can thinking skill be taught?
Are thinking skills transferable?
Teaching Thinking Skillsraises issues not only for those concerned with thinking skillsper sebut more broadly for those concerned with the role of thinking in professional and vocational activities and with the extent to which abilities are broad or narrow, transferable or non-transferable.
Considers the philosophical debates surrounding the existance, teaching and transferability of thinking skills.
A significant and stimulating contribution to the philosophical literature on critical thinking with an important bearing on educational policy and practice. William Hare, Professor Emeritus, Mount Saint Vincent University, Canada
'Timely and welcome; I recommend this to all interested in this important contemporary educational issue.' David Carr, Professor of Philosophy of Education, University of Edinburgh, UK Professor David Carr
Series Editor's Preface - Key Debates in Education Policy
Foreword by Christopher Winch
Part I - Teaching Thinking Skills by Stephen Johnson
Part II - On Thinking Skills by Harvey Siegel
Afterword by Christopher Winch
Index
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