Critical Thinking in Criminology: Critical Reflections on Learning and Teaching

Autor/in	Howes, Loene M.
Titel	Critical Thinking in Criminology: Critical Reflections on Learning and Teaching
Quelle	In: Teaching in Higher Education, 22 (2017) 8, S.891-907 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Howes, Loene M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1356-2517
DOI	10.1080/13562517.2017.1319810
Schlagwörter	Critical Thinking; Higher Education; Critical Theory; Social Justice; Crime; Power Structure; Thinking Skills; Criminology; Student Attitudes; Units of Study; College Students; Teaching Methods; Learning Processes; Occupational Aspiration; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kritisches Denken; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Kritische Theorie; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Denkfähigkeit; Kriminologie; Schülerverhalten; Lerneinheit; Collegestudent; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Learning process; Lernprozess; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	Fostering critical thinking abilities amongst students is one component of preparing them to navigate uncertain and complex social lives and employment circumstances. One conceptualisation of critical thinking, valuable in higher education, draws from critical theory to promote social justice and redress power inequities. This study explored how students' critical thinking developed in a discrete core unit of criminology. Second and third year students were invited to participate in the research. Participants wrote critical reflections on how their thinking about crime and criminal justice had developed throughout the unit. Analysis of responses indicated that certain topics were salient to students, offering a way to engage them in deeper thinking. Students' critical reflections showed evidence of personally relevant meaning-making, including the development of more nuanced thinking about crime and justice, and more compassionate rationales for aspiring to careers within the field. Implications for learning and teaching critical thinking in criminology are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01