International Federation of Social Science Organizations (IFSSO) 2009 Conference and General Assembly on Global and International Migration – Realties of Labor Movements and International Marriages

21 – 23 November 2009 Chiangmai, Thailand

	1 In this essay I will talk about four themes: critical and creative thinking, higher-order thinking, thinking as a craft and the end result of education. Aside from the content of knowledge it is crucial to reflect on the process of thinking itself. These notes are meant to highlight the qualities and characteristics of the thinking that provides assurance, quality and scope. 1

	1 Documental research is relatively so much easier to handle than information work. Getting information from other people, live, directly depends on your ability to conduct an interview. If done successfully, you can get first-hand, updated, personal data from your informants. In cultural research, you need to interview representatives of cultural groups, as mere observation can be vague or ambiguous. 1

	1 Defining Indigenous Peoples “Indigenous peoples” is defined in Anthropology as “the original inhabitants of particular territories; often descendants of tribespeople who live on as culturally distinct colonized peoples, many of whom aspire to autonomy (Kottak 2000:655).” However, different countries and various international agencies have divergent criteria in identifying who “indigenous peoples” are. 1