Book review: Critical thinking skills for healthcare by Stephanie McKendry.

Authors

  • Moira Lewitt University of the West of Scotland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.v0i10.399

Keywords:

Critical thinking, healthcare

Abstract

Critical thinking is an essential goal of all education, particularly higher education. However it is "a complex and controversial notion that is difficult to define and, consequently, to study" (Abrami et al. 2008). The critical thinking movement that emerged in North America in the 1980s was characterised by debate around how this concept should be defined as well as how it should be taught.

Author Biography

Moira Lewitt, University of the West of Scotland

Moira Lewitt

MBChB, MMedEd, PhD, SFHEA, FRACP, FRCP

Professor, School of Health Nursing & Midwifery

Chair, University Ethics Committee

University of the West of Scotland

0141 849 4133

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Published

22-11-2016

How to Cite

Lewitt, M. (2016) “Book review: Critical thinking skills for healthcare by Stephanie McKendry”., Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (10). doi: 10.47408/jldhe.v0i10.399.

Issue

No. 10 (2016)

Section

Reviews

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