The Nature of Intellectual Styles

This book presents a panoramic, current picture of the field of intellectual styles through portraying, analyzing, and integrating major theoretical and research works on the topics. The audience is researchers and students in the fields of education, ps

Li-fang Zhang

Contents: Preface. Introduction. Part I:The Field of Intellectual Styles. Surveying the Field of Intellectual Styles. Part II:Empirical Studies: Individual Models. Styles Research: Student Oriented. Styles Research and Applications: Teacher Oriented. Styles Research and Applications in Nonacademic Settings. Part III:Empirical Studies: Integrative Models and the Theory of Mental Self-Government. Existing Integrative Models of Styles. The Theory of Mental Self-Government and Its Research. Part IV:Intellectual Styles: Reconceptualization and Application. A Threefold Model of Intellectual Styles. Conclusions and Future Directions.