The Impact of Academic Freedom Policies on Critical Thinking Instruction

Critical thinking enjoys almost universal support, except when applied to controversial topics. Yet it is these topics that are often the most effective initiators of critical thinking exercises that improve students’ rational approaches to challenging problems. The use of controversial issues to pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shirley Fessel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Park University 2006-08-01
Series:InSight : A Journal of Scholarly Teaching
Online Access:http://www.insightjournal.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/4-The-Impact-of-Academic-Freedom-Policies-on-Critical-Thinking-Instruction.pdf