Developing Creativity in Higher Education
An Imaginative Curriculum
1st Edition
Published on 15. June 2006
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-415-36533-8 (ISBN)
Description
Graduates face a world of complexity which demands flexibility, adaptability, self-reliance and innovation, but while the development of creativity is embedded in the English National Curriculum and in workplace training, the higher education sector has yet to fully recognise its importance.
This book highlights how pressures such as quality assurance, peer review systems, demands for greater efficiency and increased research output are effectively discouraging innovation and creativity in higher education. It makes a bold case for the integration of creativity in higher education, drawing together contributors and research from around the world and explores valuable lessons learnt from those working in schools and professional organisations.
Offering a wealth of advice on how to foster creativity on an individual and an institutional level, this book encourages lecturers to engage with the ideas and practice involved in helping students to be creative in all areas of their study.
This book highlights how pressures such as quality assurance, peer review systems, demands for greater efficiency and increased research output are effectively discouraging innovation and creativity in higher education. It makes a bold case for the integration of creativity in higher education, drawing together contributors and research from around the world and explores valuable lessons learnt from those working in schools and professional organisations.
Offering a wealth of advice on how to foster creativity on an individual and an institutional level, this book encourages lecturers to engage with the ideas and practice involved in helping students to be creative in all areas of their study.
Reviews / Votes
'What is encompassed in Developing creativity in higher education? Are we concerned with developing creativity in relevant teachers, students,processes, and/or curricula; with pedagogicpractice and/or theory; with institutional practice and/or public policy? The answer turns out to be "all of them and more" and all in little more than 200 pages. A daunting task, but this edited volume does all these topics justice to a remarkable extent.' - British Journal of Educational Technology Vol 38 No 2 2007 'What is encompassed in Developing creativity in higher education? Are we concerned with developing creativity in relevant teachers, students,processes, and/or curricula; with pedagogicpractice and/or theory; with institutional practice and/or public policy? The answer turns out to be "all of them and more" and all in little more than 200 pages. A daunting task, but this edited volume does all these topics justice to a remarkable extent.' - British Journal of Educational Technology Vol 38 No 2 2007'This excellent book brings together views on creativity in Higher Education developed over a number of years by academics working in various disciplines.' - Physical Sciences Educational Reviews
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
12 s/w Zeichnungen, 7 s/w Tabellen
7 Tables, black and white; 12 Line drawings, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
630 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-36533-8 (9780415365338)
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Additional editions
Norman Jackson | Martin Oliver | Malcolm Shaw
Developing Creativity in Higher Education
An Imaginative Curriculum
E-Book
11/2006
Routledge
€69.99
Available for download
Norman Jackson | Martin Oliver | Malcolm Shaw
Developing Creativity in Higher Education
An Imaginative Curriculum
E-Book
11/2006
Routledge
€69.99
Available for download
Norman Jackson | Martin Oliver | Malcolm Shaw
Developing Creativity in Higher Education
An Imaginative Curriculum
Book
06/2006
1st Edition
Routledge
€76.60
Shipment within 15-20 days
Persons
Norman Jackson, Martin Oliver, James Wisdom, Malcolm Shaw
Content
1 Helping creative people to be creative 2. Creativity in organisations 3. Creativity in schools' education 4. Creativity for a world of complexity The Conditions For Creativity In HE: Introduction 5. Creativity and curricula in higher education: academics' perspectives 6. Creativity: the students' perspectives 7. Disciplinary perspectives on creativity 8. Creativity within graduate attributes profiles A Curriculum For Creativity: Introduction 9. Developing Student Creativity 10. Enhancing students' creativity through creative thinking techniques 11. Assessing students' creativity 12. Enhancing students' creativity through imaginative processes for learning : Developing staff to teach creatively 13. Making sense of creativity