Students must think critically about their worldviews

By Abu Kamara. There is a ‘critical thinking’ deficit in higher education. The chief aim of the higher education curriculum seems to be more about helping students absorb facts and less about helping them develop as critical thinkers. Information is passed on to students without setting aside time for examining the contextual nature and cultural base of knowledge. Without the benefit of developing the habit of examining the contextual nature and cultural base of knowledge, students absorb information while still remaining blind to the impact of their worldviews on the way they conceive the world. Read more...