Pt. 1. Introduction -- 1. Introduction : the topic, the content, the writer, ... -- Pt. 2. Mapping the territory of critical thinking -- 2. Critical thinking as an elusive concept : what critical thinking might be ... -- 3. Approaches to critical thinking in the literature -- 4. Some of the broader issues of critical thinking : standards, objectivity and the cultural basis -- Pt. 3. The person as a critical thinker -- 5. The role of emotion, language and curiosity in critical thinking -- 6. Academic assertiveness : being appropriately assertive as a thinker -- Pt. 4. Taking stock -- 7. Critical thinking : a pause to take stock -- Pt. 5. Epistemological development and depth in critical thinking -- 8. Critical thinking and learners' conceptions of knowledge -- 9. Depth in critical thinking -- Pt. 6. Critical thinking and pedagogy -- 10. A defining statement on critical thinking and an introduction to the pedagogy -- 11. The pedagogy of critical thinking.

12. The pedagogy of academic assertiveness -- Pt. 7. Resources.