On Fri, 15 Jul 2011, John Dillon wrote:
> some titles or resources that you in particular would recommend on this
> topic of libraries [teaching]
Hi John:
A lot can be found by searching interrelated subject strings in OCLC,
i.e., "critical thinking" + "library."
An example: Critical thinking within the library program / edited by
John Spencer, Christopher Millson-Martula.
On the web, do the same thing: interrelated keyword and key-phrase
searches.
Some examples of results: Media literacy through critical thinking /
Chris M. Worsnop; criticalthinking.org; austhink.com/critical;
medialit.org.
The idea is to develop practical applications of the two definitions
below by teaching how to make "working hypothesis" out of what we
hear and read, instead of blindly accepting content.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_thinking = "Critical thinking, in
general, refers to higher-order thinking that questions assumptions. It is
a way of deciding whether a claim is true, false, or sometimes true and
sometimes false, or partly true and partly false."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclecticism = "Eclecticism is a conceptual
approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of
assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to
gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories
in particular cases."
The problem is that these approaches are typical of the "scientific
method" but not appreciated as essential to everyday understanding of
social interactions.
The potential for innovation in and new publications on how libraries
might enhance their significance by educating patrons is enormous!
Cheers!
jgm
John G. Marr
Cataloger
CDS, UL
Univ. of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
jmarr_at_unm.edu
jmarr_at_flash.net
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Received on Fri Jul 15 2011 - 15:21:01 EDT