Critical thinking in higher education and labour market / Valdone Indrasiene, Violeta Jegeleviciene, Odeta Merfeldaite, Daiva Penkauskiene, Jolanta Pivoriene, Asta Railiene, Justinas Sadaukaus, Natalija Valaviciene.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction .-- The Concept and Context of Critical Thinking in Higher Education and Labour Market.-- 2. The Relevance of Critical Thinking in Higher Education.-- 3. The Value of Critical Thinking in the Labour Market.-- Analysing the Concept of Critical Thinking in Higher Education: Systematic Literature Review.-- 1. Research Methodology.-- 2. Expression of Critical Thinking in the Context of Higher Education: The Diachronic Approach.-- 3. Expression of Critical Thinking in the Context of Higher Education: The Synchronic Approach.- Critical Thinking as a Unique Competence: Evidence from Higher Education Studies.-- 1. Research Methodology.-- 2. The Embeddedness of Critical Thinking in Higher Education Curriculum.-- 3. Critical Thinking in Higher Education Curriculum: Between Ambition and Reality.-- Critical Thinking in Study Process and Labour Market: Phenomenographic Study.-- 1. Research Methodology.-- 2. Manifestation of Critical Thinking in the Study Process: How Critical Thinking Is Understood.-- 3. Manifestation of Critical Thinking in the Study Process: How Critical Thinking Is Taught and Learned.-- 4. Manifestation of Critical Thinking in the Labour Market: How Critical Thinking Is Understood.-- 5. Manifestation of Critical Thinking in the Labour Market: How Critical Thinking Is Encouraged and Experienced.-- Critical Thinking Competence in Study Process and Labour Market: A Quantitative Stud .-- 1. Research Methodology.-- 2. Attitude of Teachers and Students Towards Critical Thinking.-- 3. Attitude of Employers and Employees Towards Critical Thinking.-- 4. Comparison of the Manifestation of Critical Thinking in Higher Education and in the Labour Market.-- 5. The Factorial Structure of Critical Thinking Skills Questionnaires.-- 1. Insights about Critical Thinking in Study Process .-- 2. Insights about Critical Thinking in the Labour Market .-- Conclusions and Recommendations for Higher Education.

This book presents the comprehensive investigation of critical thinking in higher education from the perspectives of the study and labor market. It looks for an answer to the vibrant question of what and to whom critical thinking is. The study brings together findings from systematic literature review, analysis of descriptions of higher education study programs and study subjects, phenomenographical research and survey and supplements the existing perceptions of critical thinking with novel data-driven insights. The book reveals how critical thinking manifests itself in the contexts of higher education and the labor market and advocates for the significance of the critical thinking at personal, interpersonal, and social levels.