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Critical Thinking for Sports Students Emily Ryall

Critical Thinking for Sports Students By Emily Ryall

Critical Thinking for Sports Students by Emily Ryall


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Unique purpose-written resource to help students in higher education understand and apply critical thinking in the study of sport.

Critical Thinking for Sports Students Summary

Critical Thinking for Sports Students by Emily Ryall

"A really useful textbook to help undergraduate students construct arguments in their writing, and raise their writing abilities to a higher level. The book also provides useful examples that relates to sports students."
- Hassan Khalil
, Hertfordshire University

"A fantastic text and one we use regularly with undergraduate and postgraduates."
- Abbe Brady
, Gloucestershire University

The capacity to think critically is essential for success in sport courses in higher education. This book provides all those involved in the study of sport with the tools to assess, construct and present arguments and to analyse and evaluate material.

The emphasis is on the application of critical thinking - in the form of written arguments, discussion and negotiation. Throughout, the text and examples are presented within the context of sport, helping students to more easily apply their learning to their subject area.

Critical Thinking for Sports Students Reviews

This book is SUCH a welcome addition to the sports studies literature. We are forever telling students to take a more critical approach to the literature and this text tells them precisely how to do that! An original and much needed text

Lecturer
Brunel University

Critical Thinking for Sports Students is an excellent addition to the Active Learning in Sport series. This book ought to be adopted as a required text for students pursuing undergraduate studies in sport. Though this book is geared towards students, it is well worth reading by lecturers teaching on undergraduate and graduate courses and by the general reader interested in developing good thinking
Sport, Ethics and Philosophy

About Emily Ryall

Emily Ryall is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Sport, Health and Social Care at the University of Gloucestershire. She has an academic background in Philosophy and Linguistics and holds a PhD in Moral Philosophy as well as a PGCE in Physical Education. She has taught Philosophy, Ethics and Critical Thinking to sports students for several years.

Table of Contents

Critical thinking and the study of sport What is an Argument? Evaluating an Argument's Structure: Deductive Arguments Evaluating an Argument's Content: Truth, Evidence and Credibility Assumptions, Generalisations and Hypotheses Evaluating Arguments: Fallacies Evaluating Arguments: Examples

Additional information

GOR006072415
9781844454570
1844454576
Critical Thinking for Sports Students by Emily Ryall
Used - Very Good
Paperback
SAGE Publications Ltd
2010-04-26
144
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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