Critical Reading in Higher Education – Academic Goals and Social Engagement

Critical Reading in Higher Education\nby Glen Ryland\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Glen Ryland\nTitle: Critical Reading in Higher Education\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Education\nPublisher: Indiana University Press\nPublication year: 2015\nISBN-13: 9780253018922\nISBN-10: 0253018927\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nFaculty often worry that students can't or won't read critically, a foundational skill for success in academic and professional endeavors. Critical reading refers both to reading for academic purposes and reading for social engagement. This volume is based on collaborative, multidisciplinary research into how students read in first-year courses in subjects ranging from scientific literacy through composition. The authors discovered the good (students can r.