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Education for Thinking

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$30.00 • £24.95 • €27.00

ISBN 9780674027459

Publication Date: 03/15/2008

Short

218 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

13 line illustrations, 7 tables

World

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  • I. Introduction
    • 1. Why Go to School?
    • 2. What Are We Doing Here?
  • II. Inquiry
    • 3. Learning to Learn
    • 4. The Skills of Inquiry
    • 5. Developing Inquiry Skills
  • III. Argument
    • 6. Why Argue?
    • 7. The Skills of Argument
    • 8. Developing Argument Skills
  • IV. Conclusions
    • 9. Becoming Educated
  • References
  • Index

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