Across the world education for 'thinking', or '21st Century Skills' or 'Creativity' is seen as the key to thriving in the Internet Age. This book provides a much needed introduction and guide to this critical subject. The OECD suggest teaching thinking as key to growing a more successful economy, others claim it is needed for increased democratic engagement and well-being. Teaching for Thinking and Creativity questions what we mean by 'thinking' or 'creativity'in the context of teaching and takes a global perspective incorporating contributions from neurocognitive, technological, Confucian, philosphical and dialogical perspectives.

Introduction Laura Kerslake and Rupert Wegerif 1. A recent history of teaching thinking Steve Higgins 2. Emotions: can't think with them, can't think without them Doug Newton 3. Thinking beyond rationalism Emma Williams 4. Philosophy with Children from pragmatism to posthumanism: thinking through the Community of Philosophical Inquiry Laura Kerslake 5. Fixing Humpty-Dumpty: putting higher-order skills and knowledge together again Carl Bereiter and Marlene Scardamalia 6. A dialogic theory of teaching thinking Rupert Wegerif 7. Learning to think collectively: a response to the wicked problems of our times Valerie A. Brown 8. A Confucian perspective on developing thinking skills Li Li 9. An outline of assessment in humanistic conversations: definitions, aims and design Benzi Slakmon and Baruch B. Schwarz 10. Theory and the evaluation of teaching thinking Bob Burden and Steve Higgins