Tag Archives: critical thinking

How to encourage critical thinking

How to encourage critical thinking

Critical thinking constitutes one of the basic competences of the social educator, something fundamental for their good work and good being. It is a learned skill. Therefore, it requires time and dedication for it to form an inherent and habitual part of the repertoire of behaviors of the social educator. Because its function is to propose possibilities to […] … learn more→

Russia’s limits on critical thinking are hitting its academic performance

Russia’s limits on critical thinking are hitting its academic performance

Recent months have seen heated debates in Russia about the limits of faculty and students’ rights to undertake public speaking and engage in political activism. Lecturers at the prestigious Higher School of Economics (HSE), once considered Russia’s most liberal university, have spent the summer worrying that their criticisms of the political status quo might put an end to […] … learn more→

Teaching critical thinking is not universities’ raison d’être

Teaching critical thinking is not universities’ raison d’être

Critical thinking is one of the supposed pillars of higher education, lauded in commencement addresses and celebrated on institutional websites. The great crises of our day – climate change, political corruption, economic injustice and corporate surveillance – demand problem-solvers who can apply their critical minds to complex situations, we are told. Critical thinking skills are […] … learn more→

Bachelor of Hospitality Management

NMIT’s Bachelor of Hospitality Management provides an academic program with extensive content and theory for ‘real-world’ industry projects, involving key staff from the hospitality, tourism and events industry. … learn more→