Reasoning, Argumentation, and Critical Thinking Instruction

RACT2015 brings together international experts from fields as diverse as education, philosophy, speech communication, psychology, mathematics, and rhetoric, among others.  
The main purpose is to assess the state of the art in research on reasoning and argumentation that can play a load-bearing role in the development of cutting-edge critical thinking instruction, both as dedicated courses and across the curriculum.

Key-notes

·         Andrew Toulmie (Department of Psychology and Human Development, University of London, UK)

·         Jean Goodwin (Department of English, Iowa State University, Ames, Io., USA)

·         Jean-François Bonnefon (CLLE Research Center, CNRS Toulouse, France)

·         Michael Weinstock (invited) (Department of Education, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be’er Sheva, Israel)

·         Robert Ennis (via video-link) (Educational Policy Studies, College of Education, University of Illinois, Champaign, Il., USA)

·         Ulrike Hahn (Department of Psychological Sciences, Birkbeck College, London, UK)