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Critical thinking in business education

Current Outlook and Future Prospects

Bibliographic Data

ID4098703
AuthorsA Calma (0000-0003-2456-3695, The University of Melbourne, corresponding author), Martin Davies (0000-0002-5137-3638, The University of Melbourne)
Year2021
Volume46
Issue11
Pages2279-2295
Publication date2021-11-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03075079.2020.1716324
OpenAlexW3004976716
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited79

This study investigates all available literature related to critical thinking in business education in a survey of publications in the field produced from 1990–2019. It conducts a thematic analysis of 787 articles found in Web of Science and Google Scholar, including a specific focus on 55 highly-cited articles. The aim is to investigate the importance of critical thinking in business education, how it is conceptualised in business education research, the business contexts in which critical thinking is situated, and the key and more marginal themes related to critical thinking outlined in the business and business education literature. The paper outlines six key areas and topics associated with those areas. It suggests future directions for further scholarly work in the area of critical thinking in business education

Business · Business analysis · Business education · Business model · Critical thinking · Engineering ethics · Higher education · Knowledge management · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Situated · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Computer Science · Education and Critical Thinking Development · Engineering · Management and Marketing Education · Online and Blended Learning · Marketing

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Unique citing works12
Citations per year2,4
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 12

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