Learning to Argue in Higher Education

Learning to Argue in Higher Education was written to allow for a cross-fertilization of ideas about argument between different disciplines and traditions, and to encourage conversation about their approaches to its teaching and learning.

About the author

Richard Andrews is Professor and Chair in Education at The University of Hull in England. He is author of a number of books on narrative, argument, and poetry in education, and is associate editor of the international journal Education, Communication & Information.
Sally Mitchell has worked on two research projects that have explored the nature and role of argument in higher education and have sought ways of helping staff improve the ability of students to employ arguments effectively in their disciplinary studies. Her other works include Competing and Consensual Voices, coedited with P.J.M. Costello, and Essays in Argument, written with Richard Andrews.

Product details

• Authors: Andrews, Richard Andrews, Sally Mitchell
• Assisted by: Richard Andrews (Editor), Sally Mitchell (Editor)
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.03.2000
• EAN: 9780867094985
• ISBN: 978-0-86709-498-5
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 228 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 272 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system