Creativity in Schools by Anna Craft

Creativity in Schools by Anna Craft

A long critical look at the role of creativity in schools today, setting out the main points of the current debates, contextualizing the key concepts, and examining the implications of the tensions and dilemmas surrounding the issue.

'Original, thoughtful and thorough' - Tim Brighouse, The Times Educational Supplement

'Anna Craft has written an important and challenging book on the increasingly important topic of creativity in education' - Youth and Policy

'The book is well written and authoritative with sometimes difficult subject matter in a clear and accessible style.' - Youth and Policy

'The editors present a concise and well researched theoretical background to each topic drawing on established perspectives and knowledge in a very readable style that will appeal to educators generally. Overall, I found the book a useful, informative and interesting scan of the field. It was also a most enjoyable read.'

- British Journal of Educational Technology Vol 38 No 1 2007 171–183

"It [provides] food for thought and left me wanting to use this in a discussion group with fellow teachers and artists...There is a strong call to study the delicate balance that creativity poses for us both in our own lives and in bringing creativity to life in those we teach. Creativity in Schools: Tensions and Dilemmas is a productive and energizing place to start." --Joanne Toft, Arts for Academic Achievement in Minneapolis Public Schools, Teaching Artist Journal

'Original, thoughtful and thorough' - The Times Educational Supplement

'Anna Craft has written an important and challenging book on the increasingly important topic of creativity in education.' - Youth and Policy

'The book is well written and authoritative with sometimes difficult subject matter in a clear and accessible style.' - Youth and Policy

'The editors present a concise and well researched theoretical background to each topic drawing on established perspectives and knowledge in a very readable style that will appeal to educators generally. Overall, I found the book a useful, informative and interesting scan of the field. It was also a most enjoyable read.' - British Journal of Educational Technology Vol 38 No 1 2007 171–183

‘Complex, controversial and comprehensive.’ – Teachers College Record

‘Engaging and provocative, insightful and stimulating…with a message for researchers and policy makers, teachers and students, experts and novices…highly recommended.’ – Thinking Skills and Creativity

'This thought-provoking treatment of the subject is well worth inclusion in teacher education programmes and debates for both primary and secondary teachers, as well as being a valuable addition to the literature on creativity in schools.' - Educational Review

Craft, Anna: - Anna Craft is Professor of Education at the University of Exeter and The Open University. She is Founding Lead Editor of the international journal Thinking Skills and Creativity. She is part of the core DPC research team, based at the Graduate School of Education, University of Exeter and at Trinity Laban Dance and Music Conservatoire.

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ISBN 13	9780415324151
ISBN 10	0415324157
Title	Creativity in Schools
Author	Anna Craft
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2005-08-25
Number of pages	224
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