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Adapting, not adopting: Barriers affecting teaching for critical thinking at two Rwandan universities

Schendel, R; (2016) Adapting, not adopting: Barriers affecting teaching for critical thinking at two Rwandan universities. Comparative Education Review , 60 (3) pp. 549-570. 10.1086/687035. Green open access

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Abstract

A recent study of student learning at three of Rwanda’s most prestigious public universities has suggested that Rwandan students are not improving in their critical thinking ability during their time at university (Schendel, 2015). This paper reports on a series of Faculty-level case studies, which were conducted at two of the participating institutions in order to investigate some of the reasons behind these results. Although educational practices likely to foster critical thinking skills are required elements of the undergraduate curriculum at both institutions, the case study analysis suggests that these practices are being fundamentally altered during implementation, due to a limited understanding of the rationale for pedagogical change and low levels of faculty motivation to implement more labor-intensive teaching methods. The findings suggest that teaching and learning policies are only likely to be effective if accompanied by pedagogical training and support for ongoing faculty development.

Type: Article
Title: Adapting, not adopting: Barriers affecting teaching for critical thinking at two Rwandan universities
Location: US
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1086/687035
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/687035
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2016 by the Comparative and International Education Society. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Teaching & Learning, Higher Education, International Development, Rwanda
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1475377
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