1st Edition

Creativity in Education and Learning A Guide for Teachers and Educators

By Arthur J Cropley Copyright 2001
    208 Pages
    by Routledge

    208 Pages
    by Routledge

    A study of creativity in the context of education, an issue of great importance for teachers and students alike. It considers just how creativity "works" and how it can be encouraged. The book has an international and an historical sweep, and features many examples.

    What is creativity?; creative thinking; personal properties and creativity; the social setting and creativity; defining creative thinking; fostering creativity - what must be fostered?; creativity and education; teaching and learning methods and approaches; diagnosing creativity; using and applying creativity in education in practice.

    Biography

    Arthur Cropley