Directed by Dr. Alison J. Head and Dr. Michael Eisenberg, Project
Information Literacy (PIL) is an “ongoing research project, based in the
University of Washington's Information School (that is) currently collecting
data from early adults enrolled in community colleges and public and private
colleges and universities in the U.S.”
Its goal is to “understand how early adults conceptualize and
operationalize research activities for course work and "everyday
life" use and especially how they resolve issues of credibility,
authority, relevance, and currency in the digital age.”
Dr. Linda Elder is President of the Foundation for Critical Thinking and Executive Director of the Center for Critical Thinking.
Dr. Richard Paul is the Director of Research and Professional Development at the Center for Critical Thinking and Chair of the National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking.
“Mike Eisenberg
is the founding dean of the
"Dr. Gerald Nosich is a noted authority on critical thinking and has given more than 200 workshops on all aspects of teaching critical thinking ... He is the author of Reasons and Arguments (Wadsworth, 1982). His second book, Learning to Think Things Through: A Guide to Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum, has been translated into Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic. (He) is an associate of the Center and the Foundation for Critical Thinking. He is a professor at Buffalo State University."
“Dr. Enoch Hale is a Fellow of the Foundation and Center for Critical Thinking
Dr. Hale holds a B.A. degree in intellectual and social history, a Masters degree in liberal arts and sciences, a secondary single subject credential in social science, and a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis on critical thinking and educational reform.”