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ERIC Number: EJ424965
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
Creating an Environment That Sustains Critical Thinking.
Marker, Perry M.
Social Studies Review, v29 n3 p58-60 Spr 1990
Stipulates that critical thinking requires classroom environments mutually created by social studies students and teachers. Suggests empowerment and cooperative learning become more than buzz words in environments conducive to critical thinking. Provides a list of questions for students and teachers to examine their roles in creating democratic environments. (CH)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Skill Development, Social Studies, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Student Development, Student Role, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Role, Teacher Student Relationship, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Students; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Empowerment