IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/bpj/johsem/v8y2011i2p12n2.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

An Exploratory Research Design Further Demonstrating the Need for the Integration of Critical Thinking Skill Curricula in Homeland Security and Emergency Management Higher Education Academic Programs

Author

Listed:
  • Collins Matthew L.

    (Walden University)

  • Peerbolte Stacy L.

    (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

Abstract

To supplement Kiltz's (2009) research in the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, this research assessed the critical thinking skills of local emergency managers in the Commonwealth of Virginia to determine specific areas of critical thinking deficiency. An exploratory descriptive research design, using the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal, Form S (WGCTA-S), was used to determine the extent to which a sample of 54 local emergency managers demonstrated the critical thinking skills associated with the ability to assume and manage risk. The WGCTA-S critical thinking scores, of the 54 local emergency managers, were compared to the critical thinking scores of a group of 4790 peer-level managers drawn from an archival WGCTA-S database. Recommendations for future research include determining exactly how to define, assess, and evaluate critical thinking skills for the profession of homeland security and emergency management.

Suggested Citation

  • Collins Matthew L. & Peerbolte Stacy L., 2011. "An Exploratory Research Design Further Demonstrating the Need for the Integration of Critical Thinking Skill Curricula in Homeland Security and Emergency Management Higher Education Academic Programs," Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, De Gruyter, vol. 8(2), pages 1-12, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:johsem:v:8:y:2011:i:2:p:12:n:2
    DOI: 10.2202/1547-7355.1796
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://doi.org/10.2202/1547-7355.1796
    Download Restriction: For access to full text, subscription to the journal or payment for the individual article is required.
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.2202/1547-7355.1796?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:bpj:johsem:v:8:y:2011:i:2:p:12:n:2. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Peter Golla (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.degruyter.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.