Abstract
This ethnographic study examines the negotiation of the value of critical thinking by a group of community college students and their instructor in a required general education literature course. Using a sociological analysis, the authors explore how the students situated themselves as both learners and consumers in the classroom, a social field that contrasts marketplace realities and academic expectations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 287-308 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Journal of General Education |
Volume | 63 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2014 The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa.
Keywords
- Community college
- Critical thinking
- English literature
- General education
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education