Book
Approaches to creativity : a guide for teachers / Orison Carlile and Anne Jordan.
This book offers an accessible introduction and a comprehensive guide to a range of ideas on creativity in education. The book provides an overview of the major theories related to creativity and explores the implications for policy and practice. The popular topic of creativity has given rise to a large number of theoretical positions, sometimes contradictory or contested. This book clarifies and organizes these approaches so that teachers understand where particular pedagogical and curricular practices originate and can develop them coherently. Topics covered include: Creativity in a social context; Creativity and technology; Creativity and curriculum planning; Assessment and creativity; Group creativity; Managing creativity; Tools of creativity; The creative learner; Creativity and cognition; Creativity as expression. Approaches to Creativity is an invaluable resource for those who wish to reflect on creativity and explore and engage in the modern discourse of education. It will be of value in teacher education, postgraduate studies, curriculum design and administration.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780335243761
- Physical Description: 313 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Maidenhead, Berkshire ; Open University Press/McGraw-Hill, 2012.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Supporting education program.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Constructs of creativity -- 3. Genealogy of creativity -- 4. Creativity in a social context -- 5. Creativity and the environment -- 6. Creativity and culture -- 7. Creativity and technology -- 8. Creative curriculum planning -- 9. Assessing creativity -- 10. Collaborative creativity -- 11. Creativity and the domains -- 12. Talent, expert performance and creativity -- 13. Creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship -- 14. creative teacher -- 15. Managing creativity -- 16. Tools for creativity -- 17. creative learner -- 18. Creativity and cognition -- 19. Creativity as expression -- 20. Developmental theories and creativity -- Author index -- Subject index.
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- Subject:
- Creative thinking.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Sitka.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Thompson Campus Library | LB 1062 .C37 2012 (Text) | 58500000411884 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |