Thinking: Critical for Learning

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thinking : Critical for LearningPaper presented at the5th International Conference on ThinkingExploring Human PotentialJames Cook University of North QueenslandTownsville, AustraliaJuly 6-10, 1992byDr Julia AtkinEducation & Learning Consultant Bumgum Harden 2587AustraliaAn edited version of this paper appears in:Edwards, J. (Ed) (1994) thinking : International InterdisciplinaryPerspectives Melbourne, Hawker Brownlow Education, 201-215COPYRIGHT: Julia Atkin, 1999Reproduction of this material for education purposes is welcomed, providingacknowledgment is made of the Atkin1IntroductionFor the past seventeen years I have been engaged in research, thinking , teaching andcollaborating that has one end in mind - the enhancement of Learning and the encouragementand improvement of thinking . Depending on the particular group with which I m conversing,the language and focus of dialogue shifts, representing different ways of knowing aboutthinking and Learning .

Thinking: Critical for Learning Paper presented at the 5th International Conference on Thinking Exploring Human Potential James Cook University of North Queensland

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