Centrality of Critical Thinking to Value Creating Education for Human and National Development
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Date
2020
Authors
Namwambah, Tom Destiny
Journal Title
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Publisher
Financing for Development
Abstract
The transformational role of education in human endeavors cannot be overemphasized. The
basic function of education is to develop, in a holistic way a well-balanced, self-functioning
and responsive individual who can spur development and transform society. The emphasis on
the intellectual development of the human person is premised on the need to produce an
individual capable of translating what is learnt into pragmatic programs as to be able to
improve conditions under which humans live. This article explores the need for education in
the critical faculty as the best avenue to the inculcation of skills, dispositions and traits
definitive of value creating education for human and national development. By development
we mean human ability to holistically partake in the collective contribution to the welfare of
the society; informed by a conscious resolve to live, in harmony with others, a meaningful and
satisfactory life. This view is premised on the understanding that knowledge in the critical
faculty transforms individuals from dependence to independence, consumers to producers;
and more importantly, into innovative, critical, creative, judicious, and projective entities with
requisite abilities to navigate critical challenges that impedes national development.
Description
A research article published in Financing for Development
Keywords
Critical thinking, value-creating education, development, finance
Citation
Namwambah, T. D. (2020). CENTRALITY OF CRITICAL THINKING TO VALUE CREATING EDUCATION FOR HUMAN AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Financing for Development, 1(2), 1-18.