Argumentation in higher education : improving practice through theory and research - Andrews, Richard, 1953 Apr. 1- (New York : Routledge, 2010)
-- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Why Argument? -- 2. The Current State of Argumentation in Higher Education -- 3. Generic Skills in Argumentation -- 4. Discipline-Specific Skills in Argumentation -- 5. The Balance between Generic and Discipline-Specific Skills -- 6. Information and Communication Technologies, Multimodality -- 7. Further Evidence from Research -- 8. Students' Views on Argumentation -- 9. Students' Essays and Reports in a Range of Disciplines -- 10. The Significance of Feedback from Lecturers -- 11. Methodological Issues in Researching Argumentation -- 12. Conclusion and a Way Forward in Argumentation Studies in Education -- References and Bibliography -- Index
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Academic disputations; Debates and debating -- Study and teaching (Higher); Communication in education