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ERIC Number: EJ863607
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Dec
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-764X
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Notions of Criticality: Singaporean Teachers' Perspectives of Critical Thinking in Social Studies
Baildon, Mark C.; Sim, Jasmine B.-Y.
Cambridge Journal of Education, v39 n4 p407-422 Dec 2009
In this article we explore the ways critical thinking is conceived by a group of Singaporean social studies teachers, what they see as its purposes as well as perceived constraints to critical thinking and teaching critical thinking in Singapore's schools. Using a case study research design and constant comparative method we analysed data from teachers' discussion board entries, observation notes and lesson artefacts from a Master's class. Findings revealed three key tensions involving teaching critical thinking in an exam culture, uncertainty about what constitutes the "out-of-bound", and the issue of professional identity. Each of these tensions intersected and interacted in dynamic ways for teachers and shaped the way they understand and practise critical thinking. (Contains 1 table.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Singapore
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