Creativity in Education

The UK Government's publication of "All our Futures: Culture, Creativity and Education" has started a discussion about fostering creativity in education. Literature on creativity has made two assumptions: that we can learn about creativity by focussing on the work of geniuses; and creativity is the preserve of the arts, rather than the concern of the curriculum as a whole. This examination offers a guide to issues of practice, pedagogy and policy concerned with creative eduction. Creativity in Education......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgements......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 About the Contributors......Page 12 About the Editors......Page 16 Abbreviations......Page 18 The Universalization of Creativity......Page 22 Part One: Creativity and Individual Empowerment......Page 36 1 The Art of Creative Teaching: NACCCE and Beyond......Page 38 2 Creative Teaching, Teaching Creativity and Creative Learning......Page 56 3 'Little c Creativity'......Page 66 4 Creative Literacy......Page 83 5 Creativity as 'Mindful' Learning: A Casefrom Learner-Led Home-Based Education......Page 101 Part Two: Creativity and Pedagogy......Page 114 6 Creativity and Knowledge......Page 116 7 Teacher Education within Post-Compulsory Education and Training: A Call for a Creative Approach......Page 124 8 Creating Danger: The Place of the Arts in Education Policy......Page 137 9 Poised at the Edge: Spirituality and Creativity in Religious Education......Page 147 10 Creative Leadership: Innovative Practices in a Secondary School......Page 165 11 Effective Teaching and Learning:The Role of the Creative Parent-Teacher......Page 172 12 Creating a Climate for Learning at Coombes Infant and Nursery School......Page 180 13 A Hundred Possibilities: Creativity, Community and ICT......Page 196 Name Index......Page 216 Subject Index......Page 219 The UK Government's publication, All our Futures: Culture, Creativity and Education has started a discussion about fostering. This examination offers a guide to issues of practice, pedagogy and policy concerned with creative education A rounded, comprehensive, guide to issues of practice, pedagogy and policy concerned with creative education. Edited By Anna Craft, Bob Jeffrey And Mike Leibling. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.