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    The writing skills course as an introduction to critical practice for larger business undergraduate classes


    Cullen, John G. (2011) The writing skills course as an introduction to critical practice for larger business undergraduate classes. International Journal of Management Education, 9 (4). (In Press)

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    Abstract

    Calls for greater levels of critical thought in business and management education increased in the wake of the global financial crisis. Many business educators articulated a need to develop students who engage with theory at the deepest level in order to cultivate more socially engaged managers and management thinkers. These calls surfaced at a time when or organisations voiced concerns about the quality of the basic literacy and numeracy skills of graduates. It is often difficult to introduce students to critical practice at the undergraduate level due to larger class sizes, with the result that deeper theoretical engagement is often postponed until postgraduate stages of business education. This paper discusses the findings from an action research project conducted on a critical writing skills project which aimed to introduce a group of 95 first-year business students to the concept of critical practice through their written assignments. The research unearthed some opportunities, challenges and possible pitfalls associated with deploying a critical writing skills module paper, with the aim of informing practice and signposting future research needs.

    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: writing skills; critical thinking; action research; larger classes;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Business
    Item ID: 2763
    Depositing User: Dr. John G. Cullen
    Date Deposited: 14 Oct 2011 12:08
    Journal or Publication Title: International Journal of Management Education
    Refereed: Yes
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      Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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