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Enhancing students’ critical thinking skills through engagement with innovative pedagogical practices in Global South

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ID21556353
AuthorsUgochukwu Chinonso Okolie (0000-0002-3069-1784, Department of Technical and Vocational Education, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Nigeria, corresponding author), Paul Agu Igwe (0000-0003-3624-1861, Lincoln International Business School, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK.), Ifeanyi Kalu Mong (Department of Technical and Vocational Education, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Nigeria), Hyginus Emeka Nwosu (Department of Business Administration, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Nigeria), Clementina Kanu (Department of Accountancy, Banking and Finance, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Nigeria), Chidiebere C Ojemuyide (Department of Technical and Vocational Education, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Nigeria)
Year2022
Volume41
Issue4
Pages1184-1198
Publication date2022-06-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHigher Education Research & Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0729-4360 • E-ISSN: 1469-8366
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07294360.2021.1896482
OpenAlexW3136758284
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited30

This study shows how HE teachers (particularly, business management and vocational studies) experience the teaching of critical thinking to foster student development of critical thinking skills (CTS) while working across diverse international contexts. Using a qualitative online survey and interview methodologies, we obtained rich information from 55 participants from 26 countries in the Global South including HE teachers who incorporate CTS into their teaching practices and those who had studied and briefly taught in developed countries’ universities where CT is embedded into the HE learning with an understanding of the subject under study. Focusing on three dominant themes from the thematic analysis, we analyze three key approaches that HE teachers can adopt to enhance students’ development of CTS which include: teaching strategies, active learning, setting problem or inquiry. Also, we discuss the perceived challenges that HE teachers may experience in the course of promoting teaching for CTS

Critical thinking · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Qualitative research · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Vocational education · Computer Science · Education and Critical Thinking Development · Innovative Teaching Methods · Medicine · Online and Blended Learning · Psychology

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