تعزيز التفكير الناقد في الفنون كأداة للتأثير في المجتمع المدني : الأردن كحالة دراسية

Abstract EN

The study examines the role of academia in general in promoting critical thinking in arts as a tool for influencing civil society, by clarifying the logical relationship between critical thinking and creative thinking in arts.

The study shows that the impact of critical thinking is evident in developed countries while Arab countries suffer for the neglect of critical thinking.

The study shows the impact of critical thinking on the development of artistic aesthetic appreciation of the youth and university graduates, and that academia in the Arab world can make an effective difference through training in creative and critical thinking techniques.

The study highlights the importance of working on the rehabilitation of young people and students in developing countries in general to be capable to artistic and aesthetic appreciation.

It recommends that academia should play its role in promoting critical thinking in general and in arts in particular, so as to be able to influence civil society in developing countries.