Approaches to Creativity: A Guide for Teachers

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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. Approaches to Creativity : A Guide for Teachers Contents Acknowledgements 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 The creative teacher 15 Managing creativity 16 Tools for creativity 17 The creative learner 18 Creativity and cognition 19 Creativity as expression 20 Developmental theories and creativity Author Index Subject Index Advert