Researching creative learning: methods and issues

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.

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To make room for tacit knowledge (and creativity).

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; No…