Educational Values and Cognitive Instruction

<p>This volume is a comprehensive guide to state-of-the-art research on thinking cognitive instruction social values and reform. Cognitive instruction for at-risk students is discussed in great detail along with a thorough examination of the teaching of thinking skills from the viewpoint of educational values and school culture. The issues of thinking learning and cognitive instruction are linked to the educational reform movement from numerous perspectives. Specifically the reader can better anticipate which aspects of research on thinking will conflict with existing paradigms and which aspects of schooling will be most resistant to change.</p>