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The essential guide to exploring the nature of creativity with ideas and practical strategies for nurturing pupils' creative skills in primary and secondary schools.
List of contents
Dedication Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1 Which conditions nurture creativity? Chapter 1 What can we learn about nurturing creativity from people who are well-known for being creative? Chapter 2 Other people known for their creativity Part 2 What consensus is there on how to nurture creativity? Chapter 3 Finding consensus on conditions for nurturing creativity across theoretical frameworks Chapter 4 Finding consensus about creativity across educational frameworks Part 3 Creative conditions in action Chapter 5 Creative conditions in schools: Examples of practice Chapter 6 Creative conditions in settings beyond the classroom: Examples of practice
About the author
Karen Hosack Janes is a lecturer at Oxford Brookes University and an education consultant, specialising in pedagogies that nurture creative development. She has worked at a senior level in the education and museums and galleries sectors, and now supports teachers and teacher training students in designing activities that maximize learners' creative agency. Formerly head of schools at the National Gallery, London, she has run education programmes and visited numerous schools across the UK, enabling her to see first-hand how creativity is taught and the challenges teachers encounter.
Summary
The essential guide to exploring the nature of creativity with ideas and practical strategies for nurturing pupils’ creative skills in primary and secondary schools.
