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The Case for Critical Thinking in Volume Food Management

Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management Department Middlesex County College

This paper deals with the growing awareness of the need to have students develop thinking skills. Emphasis is on the instructional goals of a course in volume food management and the teaching methodology used to encourage critical thinking. The specific teaching strategy of one instructor is related to the student's development of critical thought skills. With common knowledge as a base, the course is designed to actively develop one's intelligence and the ability to analyze and evaluate complex issues and situations in career or job-related courses and in everyday life experiences.

Key Words: Key Words: Critical thought skills • analysis • evaluation • inter disciplinary • differentiation • integration • simulation.

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