Critical Thinking: Developing the Intellectual Tools for Social Justice
Autor Joseph Zornado, Jill Harrison, Daniel Weismanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 dec 2019
The book documents and explains the scope of multiple crises facing society today, including environmental destruction, income and wealth inequality, large-scale human migration, and the rise of autocratic governments. It shows how critical thinking, cultural cognition, and critical awareness lead to the possibility of solutions grounded in social justice.
All college students, especially those in the social sciences and humanities, will develop the intellectual skills necessary for critically engaging information in order to become active learners and effective agents in the world. This book complements information in introductory, interdisciplinary, or discipline-specific courses. Every chapter contains examples and exercises that can be assigned as homework, adopted as in-class activities, or both. The Conclusion also contains exercises for developing writing and basic mathematical competency skills.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780429439544
ISBN-10: 0429439547
Pagini: 186
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0429439547
Pagini: 186
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Public țintă
Postgraduate and UndergraduateCuprins
Introduction; 1. Global Crisis; 2. Intellectual Competence; 3. Critical Thinking; 4. Cultural Cognition; 5. Critical Awareness; 6. Restorative Justice; Conclusion: Developing the Intellectual Tools for Social Justice. Index.
Notă biografică
Joseph Zornado is professor of English at Rhode Island College. He has published fiction, scholarly articles on literature and film, the books Inventing the Child (2007) and Disney and the Dialectic of Desire (2017) along with co-authored textbooks for social work and justice studies.
Jill Harrison is professor of Sociology at Rhode Island College teaching justice studies courses at undergraduate and graduate levels. Scholarly publications include research on incarcerated men with a history of trauma and recidivism, and co-authoring Professional Writing for the Criminal Justice System (2017).
Daniel Weisman is professor emeritus of Social Work at Rhode Island College and has published on civil liberties, public policy and pedagogy, notably Professional Writing for Social Work Practice (2018) and Professional Writing for the Criminal Justice System (2017). His practice includes policy advocacy and program evaluation.
Jill Harrison is professor of Sociology at Rhode Island College teaching justice studies courses at undergraduate and graduate levels. Scholarly publications include research on incarcerated men with a history of trauma and recidivism, and co-authoring Professional Writing for the Criminal Justice System (2017).
Daniel Weisman is professor emeritus of Social Work at Rhode Island College and has published on civil liberties, public policy and pedagogy, notably Professional Writing for Social Work Practice (2018) and Professional Writing for the Criminal Justice System (2017). His practice includes policy advocacy and program evaluation.
Descriere
Critical Thinking presents, defines and explains the intellectual skills and habits of mind that comprise critical thinking and its relationship to social justice. It shows how critical thinking, cultural cognition, and critical awareness lead to the possibility of solutions grounded in social justice.