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Peer reviewedKaplan, Laura Duhan – Educational Theory, 1991
Discusses beliefs about autonomy, curriculum, and reading that inform the teaching model of critical thinking. It suggests that teaching critical thinking in college as it has evolved into teaching of informal logic is not sufficient for actualizing the ideal of education for autonomy. (SM)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Educational Theories, Higher Education
