Critical and Creative Thinking Suggested Bibliography
Brookfield, Stephen D. (1995). Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Examines four ways of reflecting upon ones own teaching: through our own eyes, the eyes of students, colleagues' perceptions and the lens of published literature. Includes the nature of each perspective as well as specific activitites to learn about the self.
Chiasson, Phyllis (2001). Pierce's Pragmatism: The Design for Thinking, Rodopi: Amsterdam and New
York: Rodopi.
Introduces Peircean concepts that apply to present day cognitive psychology, organizational psychology, developmental psychology, and critical thinking. This book makes Peirce's ideas on cognition accessible to a general readership. Of particular interest to anyone working with cognitive reasoning is the theory of habitual non-verbal habitual reasoning patterns.
Daniel, David, Chris Fauske, Peter Galeno, and Debbie Mael (2001). Take Charge of Your Writing: Discovering Writing Through Self-Assessment. New York: Boston, Houghton Mifflin.
As the title suggests, the underlying theory of the text is grounded in the principles of critical thinking. The book is a bridge to help students become more independent in their writing and thinking about their writing. It enables students to develop the ability to assess their own writing in order to become life-long learners.
Elbow, Peter (1981). Writing with Power. New York: Oxford University Press.
Perkins, David (2000). Archimedes' Bathtub. New York - London: W.W. Norton & Company.
Co-director of Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Perkins explores the process that enables "breakthrough thinking." By examining historical figures such as Archimedes, Darwin and da Vinci, Perkins tries to find a common thread in their sudden inspirations that have undoubtedly shaped civilization. Using fun exercises as well as references to artificial intelligence and cognitive psychology, a methodology is uncovered, one which readers can apply in their own daily life.
Senge, Peter (1990). The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization, New York: Currency Doubleday.
The fifth discipline in the title is systems thinking. If you want to gain a deeper understanding of the resistance that happens in organizations, read everything you can find about systems thinking. The Laws of the Fifth Discipline Senge describes in chapter four are a great place to start. Learning about the other four disciplines -- personal mastery, mental models, shared vision and team learning -- will also increase your ability to create positive change.
Thaiss, Christopher (1998). The Harcourt Brace Guide to Writing Across the Curriculum, Orlando, Florida: Harcourt Brace College Publishers.
A concise teaching guide for writing across the curriculum. Examines sequential aspects of program development, including strategies and models as well as recent materials on "learning communities" and the use of the Internet in WAC.
Thayer-Bacon, Barbara J. (2000). Transforming Critical Thinking, New York: Teachers College Press.
This book reviews various theories of critical thinking and develops a feminist alternative, identified as constructive thinking.