Creative contradictions in education : cross disciplinary paradoxes and perspectives / Ronald A. Beghetto, Bharath Sriraman, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Beghetto, Ronald A., 1969- editor.

Sriraman, Bharath, editor.

ebrary, Inc.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

Creativity theory and action in education ; volume 1.

Creativity theory and action in education ; volume 1

Language:

Undetermined

Subjects (All):

Creative thinking.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 pages).

Contents:

Dedication; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction: Creative Contradictions in Education; Part I: Uncovering Conceptual Issues & Barriers; Chapter 1: Big-C Versus Little-c Creativity: Definitions, Implications, and{A0}Inherent Educational Contradictions; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Definition of{A0}Creativity; 1.2.1 Personal "Little-c" Creativity; 1.2.2 Consensual "Big-C" Creativity; 1.3 The Implications of{A0}the{A0}Definitions; 1.3.1 Education Versus Personal Creativity; 1.3.2 Education Versus Consensual Creativity; 1.4 Conclusion; References

Chapter 2: The Nature of{A0}Creativity: Mayflies, Octopi, and{A0}the{A0}Best Bad Idea We{A0}Have2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Defining Creativity; 2.3 Models of{A0}Creativity; 2.3.1 Big-C, Little-c, Mini-c, and{A0}Everyday Creativity; 2.3.2 Blind Variation and{A0}Selective Retention; 2.4 Measures of{A0}Creativity; 2.5 How Many Criteria Are We{A0}Really Talking About?; 2.6 Should Creativity Only Have One Criterion?; 2.7 A Definition of{A0}Creativity; 2.8 The "1.5 Criterion" Approach to{A0}Creativity; 2.9 What Does This Definition and{A0}the{A0}1.5 Criterion Model Mean?; References

Chapter 3: The Difference That Makes a {A0}'Creative' Difference in{A0}Education3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Varieties of{A0}Educational Difference; 3.3 Erasing Difference: Privileging Sameness; 3.4 Acting on{A0}Difference: Making and{A0}Taking Perspectives; 3.5 Openness to{A0}Difference; 3.6 Openness to{A0}Difference in{A0}the{A0}Classroom; 3.7 Monocular Dominance; 3.7.1 Monocular Dominance in{A0}the{A0}Classroom: Example 1; 3.8 Polyocular Opportunities; 3.8.1 Polyocular Opportunities in{A0}the{A0}Classroom: Example 2; 3.9 What Difference Makes a{A0}'Creative' Difference?; References

Chapter 4: Avoiding Dogmatic Traps in{A0}Creativity and{A0}Education Through Awareness of{A0}Worldviews and{A0}Visual Metaphor4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Metaphor and{A0}Dogmatism; 4.2.1 Research on{A0}Metaphor and{A0}Cognition; 4.2.2 Metaphorical Worldviews; 4.3 The Dominance of{A0}the{A0}Mechanistic Worldview in{A0}the{A0}Minds of{A0}School Reformers; 4.4 Using Worldview Perceptual Lenses to{A0}Escape Dogmatism and{A0}Generate Insights About{A0}School Reform; 4.5 An Alternate View Through the{A0}Lens of{A0}Contextualism; 4.6 Perceiving Additional Dimensions of{A0}Reform Through{A0}the{A0}Organicist Lens

4.7 Understanding Troubling Similarities Through{A0}the{A0}Formist Lens4.8 Visual Metaphor as{A0}an{A0}Unusual Dogmatism-Busting Tool; 4.9 Concluding Thoughts; References; Chapter 5: Creative Interpretations of{A0}Educational Contradictions; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Where Are the{A0}Contradictions?; 5.3 Product vs. Process; 5.4 Utilizing the{A0}Contradictions; 5.5 Back to{A0}the{A0}Classroom; 5.6 Utilizing Contradictions; 5.7 Final Thoughts; References; Chapter 6: Subordinated and{A0}Rebellious Creativity at{A0}School; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The Level- and{A0}Variable-Centered Approaches; 6.2.1 The Level-Centered Approach

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9783319219240

3319219243

3319219235

9783319219233

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99969064583

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