Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title

Review of Management Innovation & Creativity

Publication Date

2013

Publisher

Intellectbase International Consortium

Volume

6

Issue

20

First Page

52

Last Page

60

Abstract

The transfer of critical thinking across domains presents both a significant

challenge and meaningful opportunity for college education as well as

programs of continuing education and · efforts to encourage lifelong learning.

After examining different approaches to teaching critical thinking, this paper examines some of

the barriers to transfer across domains using an interactionist perspective. This perspective

underscores the fact that developing and using critical thinking is a lifelong endeavor due to the

tunnel-vision tendencies that naturally follow from situated learning in a particular domain. Two

case studies are presented to illustrate the potential blinding effects of situated learning

resulting from years of on-the-job training in critical thinking. The domain of possible transfer is

a medical diagnosis of a terminal condition. Questions are raised about how critically-thinking

patients might approach an assertion of this magnitude. Implication for adult education and

self-directed learning are discussed.

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©2013 Published by lntellectbase International Consortium, USA

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