Facilitating critical thinking and discussion

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Executive Summary Step 6: Facilitating critical thinking and discussion as a key competence of future planners and designers

Student feedback showed that the desire for interactivity and discussion with the teachers was high. Students should get opportunities for discussion and critical reflection in discussions with local and regional professionals through thematic events, workshops and debates held on the occasion of international celebrations in the field (such as the World Town Planning Day) and for specific local and regional discussions of coastal area planning issues.

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Further Reading

• Doherty, J. J., Hansen, M. A., & Kaya, K. K. (1999). Teaching information skills in the information age: the need for critical thinking. Library philosophy and practice, 1(2), 1-9.