TY - BOOK AU - Andrews,Richard TI - Argumentation in higher education: improving practice through theory and research SN - 9780415995009 AV - PN4181 .A59 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Academic disputations KW - Debates and debating KW - Study and teaching (Higher) KW - Communication in education N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; -- 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 ER -