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Abstract
This paper presents a method of addressing critical thinking in the classroom by using fictitious "sponsors" for the class. The purpose of this paper is to introduce an easy to use way to have business students practice critical thinking in the classroom.
Background
This paper had its genesis in Boyce and Borrego's Western Organization and Management Teaching Conference (WOMTC) 2003 session entitled "Reading the world: Applying critical practice in a time of uncertainty" (2003). Boyce and Borrego suggested an approach to teaching critical thinking and practice that involved the use of a problem posing pedagogy, rather than a problem ...
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