Enhancement of critical thinking in curriculum design and delivery: A randomized controlled trial for educators

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 3219-3225

  Gul, Raisa ^a   Cassum, Shanaz ^a   Ahmad, Azra ^a   Khan, Shehla ^a   Saeed, Tanveer ^a   Parpio, Yasmin ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

BScN Program; Critical thinking; curriculum delivery; higher education; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957711259     PISSN: 18770428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.03.491     Document Type: Conference Paper

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