Educators and scholars from a variety of disciplines (including cognitive science, linguistics, and political theory) examine the idea of critical thinking and consider how it can be taught. Challenging top-down approaches to education, the chapters discuss topics like art, epistemology, bilingual education, cultural studies, curriculum, diversity, educational psychology, feminism, hermeneutics, ideology, justice, literacy, mass media, mathematics, philosophy, science, pedagogy, terrorism, values, and work. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)