Creative Agents in the Classroom
Description
This edited volume explores the development and teaching of creativity in education (Curricula) using the seven C's of creativity framework. It discusses the role creativity plays in the school system and its relationship to social and interpersonal dynamics and classroom climate. Drawing on the most recent theorizing and cumulative evidence, leading scholars in the field provide a nuanced yet authoritative perspective on creative learning, the assessment of creative thinking in educational contexts, and ways to make creativity more visible in schools and classrooms.
A timely reflection on the complex and evolving relationship between creativity and education, this volume challenges myths about creativity in schools and explores how creativity can be integrated into traditional assessment and teaching models. It also proposes a new, transformative approach to possibility learning. An invaluable collection that will interest academics, practitioners, researchers, and students alike across the humanities and social sciences.
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Persons
Maciej Karwowski is Professor of Psychology and Education and Director of the Psychology of Creativity Lab at the University of Wroclaw, Poland. His research explores the possibilities of enriching creativity in education and the role of creativity in more effective learning and teaching. He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Creative Behavior and author of Creative Agency Unbound (Cambridge University Press, co-authored with Ronald A. Beghetto).
Aleksandra Zielinska is Assistant Professor at the Creative Behavior Lab, Institute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, Poland. Her work examines how creativity is expressed and cultivated in everyday life. She is the recipient of the APA Division 10 Barron Award and associate editor of the Journal of Creative Behavior .
Content
1. Introduction: In defense of school as a place for creativity.- 2. Creative Learning: When and How Creativity and Learning Intersect?.- 3. Against the Pedagogy of Sameness - Possibility Learning and Creativity.- 4. Creativity in PISA Framework: Promises and Challenges.- 5. Creative Cognition and Metacognition in the Classroom.- 6. How Creative Agency and Self-Regulation Inform Learning?.- 7. Creativity in Schools During the AI-Revolution.- 8. Measuring Students' Creativity in Educational Settings.- 9. Conclusions and Future Directions.