Imagine, for example, a unit on immigration culminating in a Hotseating format in which many different stakeholders, including politicians, immigrants and perhaps even historical figures, discuss a question like, "Who is an American?" And for those who play the "audience" rather than a character, the exercise can help develop questioning skills.
Following the government's announcement in July that it plans to make all research open access by 2014, a heated debate has developed, questioning this radical decision.
"Mr. President, I want to discuss the situation that is developing, questioning the value of the separation of powers, about whether one of the powers has rights that succeed the powers of the other.
[ 5, 6, 30, 31] Following conventions used in TFGs, a topic guide was developed, questioning participants' experiences, needs and preferences with respect to communication in paediatric oncology.
Apart from developing questioning skills, the QFT has been shown to be an effective approach in workshop settings to engage participants (Rothstein and Santana 2011).
However preoperative CRP concentrations in complicated patients were already significantly higher compared to those who do not develop complications, questioning if there was underlying infection prior to surgery.
For this study, a 12-point questions' 'Policy Empowerment Index' (PEI) was developed stepwise, questioning policy planning on the following primary indicators of empowerment, that were selected according to the evidence and logical reasoning: (1) participation (q1 4), (2) capacity building (q5 9), (3) evaluation/adaptability (q10 11) and the (4) Related Legislative Framework (q12).
Their dad and their mum were great teachers and proponents of developing a questioning mind.
It took four years of negotiations for the General Assembly to approve the new body in July with developing nations questioning the resources spent for the new unit and fearing Western nations would impose their concept of feminism.
Reflective thinking helps students develop a questioning attitude and new perspectives, identify areas for change and improvement, respond effectively to new challenges, and generalise and apply what they have learned from one situation to other situations (Turner et al. 2011).
The youth collaborators helped develop the questioning guide, facilitated focus groups, took focus group observation notes, participated in open coding exercises and discussed key themes [ 25, 26].
