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Is There a Role for Adversariality in Teaching Critical Thinking? by Bailin, Sharon, Battersby, Mark

“…There has been considerable recent debate regarding the possible epistemic benefits versus the potential risks of adversariality in argumentation. Nonetheless,…”
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Developing Creativity through Critical Inquiry by Bailin, Sharon

“…This commentary argues that creativity is best viewed in terms of significant achievement and that such achievement is best developed through promoting…”
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Is Argument for Conservatives? or Where Do Sparkling New Ideas Come From? by Sharon Bailin

“…Rorty claims argument is inherently conservative and philosophical progress comes from "sparkling new ideas," not argument. This assumes an untenable…”
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Beyond the Material and the Mundane: Spirituality and Transcending by Bailin, Sharon

“…In this paper I explore whether the concept of spirituality can have meaning for me as a secular individual. I begin by arguing that existing attempts to…”
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Creativity or Quality: a Deceptive Choice by Bailin, Sharon

“…The fostering of creativity is currently seen as a primary goal of education, but the view of creativity which underlie this emphasis dictates that creativity…”
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Critical Thinking and Science Education by Bailin, Sharon

“…Examines some of the misconceptions about the nature of critical thinking. Focuses on the characterization of critical thinking in terms of processes or skills…”
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Fostering the Virtues of Inquiry by Bailin, Sharon, Battersby, Mark

“…This paper examines what constitute the virtues of argumentation or critical thinking and how these virtues might be developed. We argue first that the notion…”
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The Problem With Percy: Epistemology, Understanding and Critical Thinking by Sharon Bailin

“…Most current conceptions of critical thinking conceive of critical thinking in terms of abilities and dispositions. In this paper I describe a common type of…”
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Critical Thinking, Rational Evaluation, and Strong Poetry: A Response to Hatcher by Sharon Bailin

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Critical Inquiry: Considering the Context by Battersby, Mark, Bailin, Sharon

“…In this paper we discuss the relevance of considering context for critical thinking. We argue that critical thinking is best viewed in terms of ‘critical…”
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Critical and Creative Thinking by Sharon Bailin

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Beyond the boundaries: critical thinking and differing cultural perspectives by Bailin, Sharon, Battersby, Mark

“…After outlining arguments for the general epistemological presumption in favour of taking into consideration alternative perspectives from other cultures, the…”
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Invenzione e Fantasia: The (Re)Birth of Imagination in Renaissance Art by Bailin, Sharon

“…The notion of imagination is central to our contemporary western conception of and valuing of art. Yet the conception of imagination upon which this valuing…”
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Beyond the Material and the Mundane: Spirituality and Transcending by BAILIN, SHARON

“…In this paper I explore whether the concept of spirituality can have meaning for me as a secular individual. I begin by arguing that existing attempts to…”
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Conceptualizing Critical Thinking by Bailin, Sharon, Case, Roland, Coombs, Jerrold R, Daniels, Leroi B

“…In this paper, the second of two, we set out a conception of critical thinking - that critical thinking is a normative enterprise in which, to a greater or…”
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IS CRITICAL THINKING BIASED? CLARIFICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS by Bailin, Sharon

“…Clarifies the various senses in which, according to critics, critical thinking is biased, particularly regarding gender and culture; examines underlying issues…”
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In the Spaces between the Words: Play Production as an Interpretive Enterprise by Bailin, Sharon

“…In contemporary drama education theory, much emphasis has been placed on the value of improvisation and role drama for contributing to the development of…”
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Common Misconceptions of Critical Thinking by Bailin, Sharon, Case, Roland, Coombs, Jerrold R, Daniels, Leroi B

“…In this paper, the first of two, we analyse three widely-held conceptions of critical thinking: as one or more skills, as mental processes, and as sets of…”
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Drama as experience : a critical view: 1 by Bailin, Sharon

“…Unlike many subjects offered in schools, the arts in general, and drama in particular, must continually justify their place in the curriculum. And, again…”
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Drama as Experience: A Critical View by Bailin, Sharon

“…Contemporary drama education theorists tend to justify drama education in terms not of theatrical knowledge and skill but of affective understanding of self…”
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