Developing Higher-Order Thinking Skills in Higher Education
An Ontological and Phenomenological Exploration
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“This book provides an accessible, bold foray into the important topic of Higher-Order Thinking Skills. A must-read for the educator wanting to engage at a more fundamental level with the meaning of learning in higher education.”
– Andreas Walmsley, Plymouth Marjon University, UK
This book offers an immersive exploration of how Higher-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) are nurtured in higher education, drawing on phenomenological research and innovative methodology. It challenges the idea that HOTS can be instilled through strategies alone, instead revealing the lived experiences of educators navigating complexity, emotion and deep pedagogical care.
The author introduces two original methodological tools - the Persona Vignette (PV) and Immersive Practitioner Inquiry (IPI) frameworks - which bridge phenomenological research and reflective practice. These contribute to what she terms praktognostic knowledge: a synthesis of pedagogical experience and theoretical insight, emerging through sustained, reflexive engagement. Through richly illustrated educator vignettes and phenomenological themes, the book explores HOTS facilitation as an embodied, relational practice within complex institutional settings.
The book also connects HOTS with future-facing capabilities such as risk-taking, adaptability, resilience and metacognitive reflection - skills associated with entrepreneurial learning - and offers a conceptual contribution by linking pedagogical challenges with deeper philosophical roots, including embedded cognition and relational knowing.
This book will be of value to those working in educator development, learning innovation and reflective pedagogy, as well as researchers exploring phenomenology, academic identity and critical thinking.
Felicity Healey-Benson is a systems-thinking educational consultant (founder of Emergent Thinkers™), phenomenological researcher, and doctoral supervisor. With 25+ years across education, enterprise, and civic innovation, she lectures on innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of Gloucestershire, and supervises doctoral research across education, arts, humanities, and business at University of Wales Trinity Saint David, UK. Formerly Lead Researcher in Entrepreneurial Learning, she co-founded the Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society and hanfod.NL, advancing phenomenological inquiry in education and technology.
This book offers an immersive exploration of how Higher-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) are nurtured in higher education, drawing on phenomenological research and innovative methodology. It challenges the idea that HOTS can be instilled through strategies alone, instead revealing the lived experiences of educators navigating complexity, emotion and deep pedagogical care.
The author introduces two original methodological tools - the Persona Vignette (PV) and Immersive Practitioner Inquiry (IPI) frameworks - which bridge phenomenological research and reflective practice. These contribute to what she terms praktognostic knowledge: a synthesis of pedagogical experience and theoretical insight, emerging through sustained, reflexive engagement. Through richly illustrated educator vignettes and phenomenological themes, the book explores HOTS facilitation as an embodied, relational practice within complex institutional settings.
The book also connects HOTS with future-facing capabilities such as risk-taking, adaptability, resilience and metacognitive reflection - skills associated with entrepreneurial learning - and offers a conceptual contribution by linking pedagogical challenges with deeper philosophical roots, including embedded cognition and relational knowing.
This book will be of value to those working in educator development, learning innovation and reflective pedagogy, as well as researchers exploring phenomenology, academic identity and critical thinking.
Offers a deep phenomenological exploration of the complexities of HOTS development Emphasises the relationship between HOTS and entreprenuerial competencies Addresses a critical gap by exploring the intersection of digital technology and HOTS development Additional content is available at chapter level
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“This book provides an accessible, bold foray into the important topic of higher-order thinking skills. Drawing on a rich legacy of twentieth century philosophical thought, a combination of critical analysis, personal experience and clarity of expression results in a pleasurable and valuable read. The book offers depth of insight with practical implications for educators in areas such as AI, professional development and navigating institutional structures. The author aims to create spaces for reflection, dialogue, and deeper attunement to the challenges and possibilities of facilitating thinking in higher education – it hits the mark on all of these counts. A must-read for the educator wanting to engage at a more fundamental level with the meaning of learning in higher education.” (Andreas Walmsley, Plymouth Marjon University, UK)
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