To what extent do culture-related factors influence university students' critical thinking use?

Thinking Skills and Creativity

Volumn 10, Issue , 2013, Pages 121-132

  Manalo, Emmanuel ^a   Kusumi, Takashi ^b   Koyasu, Masuo ^b   Michita, Yasushi ^c   Tanaka, Yuko ^d  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Critical thinking; Cultural influences; Self construal; Self regulatory modes; University students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886287020     PISSN: 18711871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsc.2013.08.003     Document Type: Article

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