Bibliography

Becoming Critical Thinkers: Learning to Recognize Assumptions that Shape Ideas and Actions (a two-cassette audio program), 1991.

Brookfield, Stephen D. Developing Critical Thinkers: Challenging Adults to Explore Alternative Ways of Thinking and Acting, 1987.
Although this book appears to be directed more to teachers than to learners, it is valuable for both and is one of the few works in the field of problem solving that treats nonacademic adults respectfully.

Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce, America’s Choice: High Skills or Low Wages? 1990.
Commission presents the stark choices facing American workers and businesses: Start working smarter or settle for low-skill, low-wage work.

Drucker, Peter F. “The New Productivity Challenge,” Harvard Business Review, November/December 1991.

Secretary of Labor’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS), What Work Requires of Schools, 1991.
The recommendations of the Commission for reforming education so that it will prepare students for the jobs of tomorrow, including training in problem solving.

Stice, James, ed. Developing Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Abilities, 1987.
An academic reader that contains summaries of the research and advice of many of the experts in the field of teaching problem-solving skills.

Uchitelle, Louis. “Stanching the Loss of Good Jobs,” The New York Times, January 31, 1993.
The most recent of the many articles that have appeared in business magazines and press regarding the relationship between the global economy, business restructuring, and the need for problem-solving skills in the restructured businesses.

Weiss, Joseph W., and Wysocki, Robert K. Five-Phase Project Management: A Practical Planning and Implementation Guide, 1992.
Five-phase project management is appropriate for both the novice problem solver and the seasoned practitioner. A simple, easy-to-use format.