An Integrative Habit of Mind: John Henry Newman on the Path to Wisdom

by Frederick D. Aquino

Book Overview

Searching for better ways to inspire people to pursue wisdom, Frederick D. Aquino argues that teachers and researchers should focus less on state-of-the-art techniques and learning outcomes and instead pay more attention to the intellectual formation of their students. We should, Aquino contends, encourage the development of an integrative habit of mind, which entails cultivating the capacity to grasp how various pieces of data and areas...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875804527
• ISBN13: 9780875804521
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher