The relationship between culture and the development of critical thinking abilities of prospective teachers

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1364-1375

  Grosser, M M ^a   Lombard, B J J ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Critical thinking; Culture; Prospective teachers; Ubuntu

Indexed keywords

EID: 43449139697     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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