Researching creative learning : methods and issues / / edited by Pat Thomson and Julian Sefton-Green

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459035003321
• Autore: Thomson Pat <1948-, >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon, England ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
• ISBN: 1-136-88116-6; 1-136-88117-4; 1-283-04329-7; 9786613043290; 0-203-83894-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (495 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): Sefton-GreenJulian
• Disciplina: 370.15/7072
• Soggetti: Creative teaching - Research; Creative ability - Research; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction; What is creative learning?; Childhood, progressivism and creativity; New times, new creativities; Creative subjects; Researching creative learning; About this book; Part 1: What are the practices of creative learning?; Part 2: Can researchers 'see' creative learning and can their research help others to 'see' it?; Part 3: Can creative learning be measured and evaluated?; Notes; References; Part 1 What are the practices of creative learning?; Chapter 2 Capturing the 'plaid' moment; Aesthetic principles; Researching the aesthetic experienceThe headteacher as researcher; Capturing 'plaid moments'; The rise and fall of student co-researchers; Findings; Summary; Note; References; Chapter 3 From the other side of the fence; Getting into research; The student research project; Pain or pleasure?; The value of research; Chapter 4 What's with the artist?; Introduction; Three constructions of the artist; Artist as uniquely inspired individual; Artist as craftsperson or designer; Artist as collaborator or facilitator; Framing the artist in creative learning research; What research has been done? Methodologies and approachesConclusion; Note; References; Chapter 5 Supporting schools to do action research into creative learning; Action research: what's in a name?; Getting started on inquiry; The importance of questions; It's about evidence; But inquiry has to start where teachers are at; Action research and teachers' learning; The point of action research; The importance of documentation; The outcomes of action research; Resources; Chapter 6 Towards the creative teaching of mathematics; Introduction; Design research; Building on prior research; Beginning design research in FEA first design iteration; A second design iteration; Closing remarks; Notes; References; Part 2 Can researchers 'see' creative learning and can their research help others to 'see' it?; Chapter 7 A conversation with Kathleen Gallagher; What is your professional background?; What is your current research about?; How do you use drama as part of your research process?; What are the issues in researching theatre with and for kids 'at risk'?; Are there any key issues arising from the ethnographic processes you have used?; How does this relate to using drama as a method?What are your views on the accountability of researchers?; Chapter 8 The promise of ethnography for exploring creative learning; The promise of ethnography; The CLASP project; Project strategy; Critical engagement; Common fieldwork lens; Case-study analysis; Conclusion; References; Chapter 9 'Now it's up to us to interpret it'; Introduction; The visual in contemporary culture; Visual methods in research, learning and participatory processes; To answer a question; To generate talk: the visual as 'elicitation tool'; To document or provide evidence; To make room for tacit knowledge (and creativity)
• Sommario/riassunto: It is a common ambition in society and government to make young people more creative. These aspirations are motivated by two key concerns: to make experience at school more exciting, relevant, challenging and dynamic; and to ensure that young people are able and fit to leave education and contribute to the creative economy that will underpin growth in the twenty-first century.Transforming these common aspirations into informed practice is not easy. It can mean making many changes:turning classrooms into more exciting experiences;introducing more thoughtful challe