Is Higher Education Making Students Dumb and Dumber?

This article examines what colleges and universities have to do if they wish to remain relevant. Many students graduating college today lack critical thinking skills. One reason for this is that academic faculty themselves lack some important skills, which include: 1) an appreciation of uncertainty;...

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Published in:The American journal of economics and sociology 2021-01, Vol.80 (1), p.53-77
Main Author: Friedman, Hershey H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Appreciation
College faculty
College students
Critical thinking
Education, Higher
Evaluation
Graduations & commencements
Higher education
Psychological aspects
Skills
Social aspects
Thinking skills
Uncertainty
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Summary:This article examines what colleges and universities have to do if they wish to remain relevant. Many students graduating college today lack critical thinking skills. One reason for this is that academic faculty themselves lack some important skills, which include: 1) an appreciation of uncertainty; 2) respect for other disciplines; and 3) an understanding of what true diversity is all about. All of these require humility, which is not valued enough in academe.
ISSN:0002-9246
1536-7150
DOI:10.1111/ajes.12372