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.
Author(s): Norman Jackson
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 256
Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Figures......Page 8
Tables......Page 9
Appendices......Page 10
Contributors......Page 11
Acknowledgements......Page 16
Abbreviations......Page 18
Foreword: Developing creativity......Page 19
1 Imagining a different world......Page 22
2 Public policy, innovation and the need for creativity......Page 31
3 Creativity in schools......Page 40
4 Interfering with the interference: An emergent perspective on creativity in higher education......Page 50
5 Students' experiences of creativity......Page 64
6 Creativity and curricula in higher education: Academics' perspectives......Page 80
7 Facilitating creativity in higher education: A brief account of National Teaching Fellows' views......Page 95
8 Developing subject perspectives on creativity in higher education......Page 110
9 Views from the chalk face: Lecturers' and students' perspectives on the development of creativity in art and design......Page 130
10 Developing students' creativity: Searching for an appropriate pedagogy......Page 139
11 Enhancing students' creativity through creative-thinking techniques......Page 163
12 How should I assess creativity?......Page 177
13 Evaluating creativity through consensual assessment......Page 194
14 Developing higher education teachers to teach creatively......Page 204
15 Making sense of creativity in higer education......Page 218
References......Page 237
Index......Page 252
