Download or read book The Effectiveness of the Use of Imagination and Creativity in the Arts Education from the Perspectives of Teachers Supervisors and Students in Elementary Schools in Kuwait written by Amenah Alqattan and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The need to develop better pedagogical methods to impact learners at different levels has risen, driven by technological advancements. National governments, in response to research or critical evaluations, have instituted curriculum changes to enhance creative learning, especially among younger learners. The use of imagination in the Arts though supported by evidence of benefits has been implemented with mixed results in some contexts. The purpose of the study is to examine the effectiveness of imagination in the Arts education from the perspectives of students, teachers, and supervisors in elementary schools in the State of Kuwait. To achieve this purpose, data was collected from elementary school children, teachers, and supervisors. The research adopted mixed methods of both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Quantitative data was analysed using descriptive, and inferential statistics utilising SPSS version 24. Qualitative data was transcribed, translated, coded, and thematically analysed using NVIVO version 12. Results show that the teaching approach of the majority of teachers in the Arts ( 60% ) is based solely on the current curriculum, with little emphasis on imagination. Despite teachers and students acknowledging the importance of the Arts education majority of elementary students still do not demonstrate an interest in the use of classroom . imagination in the A large percentage of elementary students surveyed did not like attending the Arts classes 48%, and more than 76% of the pupils found difficulty creating images. Given that the current Kuwaiti curriculum does not require the implementation of imagination, supervisors found it difficult to enforce, other than recommending it as a preferable approach in teaching. The findings from this research contend that promoting imagination in the Arts education is an essential learning component for Kuwaiti elementary students and argues for its explicit inclusion and effective implementation in the newly revised state curriculum.
Download or read book Elementary Art Teachers Beliefs about Creativity written by Andrea Andiliou and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Fostering creative behavior appears as an educational goal in many national education curricula. However, creativity is marginalized in schools and it is not identified, enhanced or assessed systematically. Teachers' beliefs should be examined and comprehended since educators have been identified as one of the environmental factors which determine in what degree students' creative potential will be fulfilled. The present study focused on Cypriot elementary art teachers' beliefs about creativity, as no previous research study examined art teachers' perspectives on creativity, even though research findings have suggested that specialist teachers' perceptions of creativity vary. Three conceptual areas of beliefs about creativity were examined in the present study. Cypriot elementary art teachers' beliefs about the nature of creativity, the relevant factors to creativity in the visual arts domain and the personal and environmental factors that impact the development of creativity were investigated. The sample of the study included 40 of the 46 elementary art teachers signed on the official lists of Cypriot elementary art education district supervisors with whom the researcher was able to contact by phone to obtain their home address. A questionnaire was mailed to the art teachers and 32 returned a complete questionnaire representing an 80% response rate. The self-administered questionnaire consisted four parts. The introductory section required participants' personal information. The first part included 9 items with closed-ended questions, semi-closed statements and open-ended questions. The second part had 54 statements for which art teachers were asked to indicate their importance on a 5-point Linkert scale. The final part listed 11 statements with which teachers either agreed, disagreed or were not sure about. Cypriot art teachers suggested that creativity is the aptitude, the process or the outcome of the engagement in a cognitive activity that results in the production of an original idea, work or solution. Problem finding and problem solving was the set of tasks considered by participant art teachers as the most significant for artistic creativity and personal knowledge was rated as the most conducive type of prior knowledge to creative artmaking. The quality of art instruction was suggested to determine potential growth or decline of artistic creativity. Moreover, Cypriot art teachers judged that personality attributes such as confidence and openness to experience are important for the development of creativity. Art teachers' attitudes towards the instructional approach that favors the facilitation of creativity, was the classroom factor indicated by art educators to affect most the progression of creativity. The results of this research study suggested that creative thinking must become a topic infused not only in developmental and cognitive psychology courses, in learning and instruction methodology courses and specific academic subjects' didactic courses. In either case, conceptual change should be at the core of pre-service courses and in-service workshops about creativity offered to potential and practicing teachers. Art teachers' beliefs implied that the content of undergraduate art education courses and the Cypriot National Elementary Curriculum must be redesigned around the fundamental tasks which creative professional artists engage during the process of artmaking. Finally, scholars conducting research in the domain of teachers' beliefs about creativity must be cautious on the terminology they utilize so that it is consistent with theoretical and empirical advancements in the area of creativity.
Download or read book Studio Thinking 2 written by Lois Hetland and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EDUCATION / Arts in Education
Download or read book Engaging Imagination and Developing Creativity in Education 2nd Edition written by Kieran Egan and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-10 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagination is the source of creativity and invention. This volume of essays has been collected expressly to bring readers new ideas about imagination and creativity in education that will both stimulate discussion and debate, and also contribute practical ideas for how to infuse daily classrooms with imaginative activities. Researchers and educators around the world have taken up the discussion about the importance of imagination and creativity in education. This global relevance is represented here by writings from authors from Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Italy, Israel, Japan, and Romania. In the first part of the book, these authors explore and discuss theories of development, imagination, and creativity. In the second part, they extend these theories to broader social issues, including responsible citizenship, gender, and special needs education, and to new approaches to teaching curriculum subjects such as literacy, science, and mathematics, as well as to the educational environment of the museum. Since the first edition of this book, Imaginative Education (IE) has developed increasingly accessible strategies for teachers to routinely engage imagination in everyday practice. New essays for the second edition include discussions about increasing political consciousness, improving teacher education, and using mathematical evaluation in Part I, and phenomenological approaches to media education in Part II.
Download or read book Engaging Imagination and Developing Creativity in Education written by Krystina Madej and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12-14 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagination is the Source of Creativity and Invention This series of essays has been collected expressly to bring readers new ideas about imagination and creativity in education that will both stimulate discussion and debate and also contribute practical ideas for how to infuse our daily classrooms with imaginative activities. In a world that values creative innovation, it is distressing that our schools are dominated by an educational paradigm that pays too little attention to engaging the imagination and emotions of students in the curriculum and the worlds challenges that the curriculum is designed to prepare students to meet. The ability of children to think creatively, to be innovative, enterprising, and capable, depends greatly on providing a rich imagination-based educational environment. It is only when we consider the imagination a vital component of our lives and one of the great workhorses of learning that we recognize the importance of adding the imaginative to the study of the affective, cognitive, and physical modes of our development. Doing so fills a gap that has led to incomplete accounts of childrens development, their subsequent learning needs, and indeed, how to fulfill these needs in educational environments. This discussion, about the importance of imagination and creativity in education, has been taken up by researchers and educators around the world. It is represented here by writings from authors from Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Italy, Israel, Japan, and Romania. In the first part of this book these authors explore and discuss theories of development, imagination, and creativity. In the second part they extend these theories to broader social issues such as responsible citizenship, gender, and special needs education, to new approaches to curriculum subjects such as literacy, science, and mathematics, and to the educational environment of the museum.
Download or read book Creativity in an Arts Integrated Third Space written by Susan Hyatt and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This qualitative case study examined the impact of an arts integrated international collaboration on elementary school students' creativity when the students were communicating and creating exclusively through a technological third space. Two organizations, one in the U.S. and one in Mexico, served as the sites for the case study. Five findings emerged from the study relating to the nature of creativity and two findings related to the impact on students' creativity when engaged in arts-integrated international collaboration. The findings for the first question were: 1. Students and teaching artists view creativity as a process that is reflexive and engaging, 2. When reflecting on their work, students and teaching artists see creativity as an interplay of ideas and are open to and capable of modifying their ideas to achieve creative results, 3. Creative work is relative to the individual and is directly correlated to both originality and effort, 4. Students and teaching artists value creativity as a means for both self-expression and communication, 5. A collaborative environment sets the stage for creative behavior in terms of inviting feedback, providing constructive criticism, and sharing ideas. For the second question relating to impact, the two findings were: 1. Teaching and learning in the third space becomes a recursive process, and 2. Students work in new modes of communication in order to bridge cultures. The findings suggested that as the students' creativity evolved throughout the collaboration, evidence of impact was noted in terms of the students' process of teaching and learning with their peers in a neighboring country and their process of developing new ways of working in a digital third space when writing or making art that would be shared with those peers. Implications for future research include a need to examine the educational policies around teaching for global competence and creativity, as well as for examining policy on the use of arts integration as both an instructional strategy and as a means to connect students to the world around them.
Download or read book The Imagination in Education written by Sean Blenkinsop and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-14 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays from scholars in eleven countries, centres upon the theory and practice of the use of imagination in education. By bringing together studies covering a wide range of subject matter we trust that the reader will have the opportunity to appreciate both the diversity within the field and the significance of the topics discussed. We hope too that readers will find connections to their own areas of study. The 13 essays present distinct yet converging points of view, whether it be a discussion of the imagination as a virtue, the use of imagination as a means to improve aboriginal education in Northern Canada, or the description of a museum in Brazil in which the imagination of the child is central to the project. Separately, each of the papers identifies and explores a distinct aspect of Imaginative Education; together, they begin to define the breadth and richness of the field. These essays have been selected from papers presented over a period of several years to research symposiums in imagination and education held every summer in Vancouver, Canada under the auspices of the Imaginative Education Research Group in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University.
Download or read book Teachers and Students Perspectives of School Based Opportunities for Student Creativity written by Laurel Brandon and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This mixed-methods study examined teachers' responses on the Imagination, Creativity, and Innovation (ICI) Index instrument's confirmatory data set (n=220). ICI Index scores represented teachers' predictions of how students would rate their school's support for student creativity, which was assumed to represent the teachers' perspective of the actual support for student creativity at the school. Teachers of grades 6-8 (n=55) had significantly lower ICI Index scores than teachers of grades 3-5 (n=155; pn=151) did not differ significantly from gifted and talented teachers (n=49) on their ICI scores. Qualitative analysis found that, when asked to give examples of products, performances, and services produced by students that were points of pride, most teachers discussed their own creative teaching practices rather than student-initiated projects. Most major content areas were represented in these points of pride, and about one-quarter of responses were interdisciplinary. The most common audience for these points of pride was the school community. Time was often discussed as a support for creativity by respondents, and special periods, including Enrichment Clusters and Genius Hour, were common periods of time that teachers reserved for student creativity. Teachers with high ICI Index scores usually discussed how the entire school community provided opportunities for all students to be creative, whereas teachers with low ICI Index scores reported that support for student creativity was absent or limited to specific groups, such as gifted students or the school chorus. Implications for practice and future research are offered in the conclusion of this study.
Download or read book Cultivating Imagination in Leadership written by Gillian Judson and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2023 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive book provides a theoretical understanding of how imagination contributes to effective leadership, as well as practical tools all educational leaders can employ to cultivate their imaginations and the imaginations of others in their communities. To support these goals, book chapters offer multiple perspectives on what imagination is, why it is essential for educational leaders, and how it can be developed. Contributions by leadership scholars and school-based leaders are organized around three themes: exploring possibilities, poetics of memory, and imagination’s role in social justice and equity. Each section opens with a leadership story that shows how a school leader developed and used imagination to create solutions to real problems. Contributors to this volume were invited to read each otherÕs work and share their questions and thoughts. This work can now be used by individuals or within formal or informal learning communities to expand, deepen and, apply concepts. Expanding on Kieran EganÕs theory of Imaginative Education, this book will help current and future leaders employ imagination to make sense of and address the day-to-day challenges they encounter. Book Features: Brings together empirical and conceptual research on imagination’s varied roles in educational leadership.Provides practical strategies and implementable techniques for cultivating leadership imagination. Demonstrates what cognitive tools all leaders can use to deepen their understanding of issues, to emotionally and imaginatively engage their school communities, and to support equity, diversity, and inclusion.Offers easy-to-use activities and guidelines for applying imagination to key leadership processes and practices. Includes “Cultivating Curiosity, Conversation, and Imagination” sections at the end of chapters to stimulate individual reflection and collaborative discussion. Contributors: Laurie Anderson, Sean Blenkinsop, Lori Driussi, Lynn Fels, Mark Fettes, James W. Koschoreck, Dan Laitsch, Craig Mah, Jessica Masterson, Moraimo Machado, Sarah Pazur, Rose Pillay, Tara Preston, Courtney Robertson, Jonathan Sclater, Karen Steffensen, Katie Strom, Zachary D. Thomas, and Kara Mitchell Viesca.
Download or read book International Handbook of Research in Arts Education written by Liora Bresler and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-01-26 with total page 1568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a distillation of knowledge in the various disciplines of arts education (dance, drama, music, literature and poetry and visual arts), this essential handbook synthesizes existing research literature, reflects on the past, and contributes to shaping the future of the respective and integrated disciplines of arts education. While research can at times seem distant from practice, the Handbook aims to maintain connection with the live practice of art and of education, capturing the vibrancy and best thinking in the field of theory and practice. The Handbook is organized into 13 sections, each focusing on a major area or issue in arts education research.
Download or read book The Impact of Arts Education on At risk Student Populations written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This literature review will address the how arts education, with a focus on visual arts and music, impact at-risk student populations at the elementary and/or secondary levels. Research looking at the status of arts education and accessibility in schools with high percentages of at-risk students was reviewed to explain how often these students are exposed to the arts and why. The results from the literature directly related to student performance can be categorized into academic and behavioral benefits. Academic benefits included improvements in creative and critical thinking skills, artistic skills, grade point averages (GPA), graduation rates, and performance on language arts and math standardized tests. Behavioral benefits included personal, such as the ability to collaborate and function within a community. Results also pointed to benefits for schools with large at-risk populations. Overall, school climates improved, including student and teacher morale and attitudes as well as the rate of disciplinary infractions. Although the majority of the researchers claimed that the results were correlations pointing to positive trends, the general consensus of the reviewed literature was that the arts positively impact at-risk students and schools and increasing arts opportunities and accessibility for these students is important."--leaf 1.
Download or read book Imagination Active in Teaching and Learning written by Christopher Cunningham and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This autoethnography tells the story of the author’s endeavor to examine my teaching during a sculpture lesson in three 2nd grade art classes in a mid-western suburban Title I elementary school. I analyze my planning, teaching, reflecting through the lens of Stuart Richmond’s Characteristics of Imaginative Teaching as well as noted educational theorists’ conceptions of imagination and imaginative teaching and learning. These theorists include but are not limited to Maxine Greene, Kieran Egan, John Dewey, and The Lincoln Center Institute’s Capacities for Imaginative Learning. I conclude that imaginative teaching is an intentional act and that there is no formula for teaching imaginatively. I also find that imaginative teaching can involve 1) respect for students’ subjectivity and inherent nature to explore; 2) allowance of space for students to use their senses and interpretative ability; 3) thoughtfully imposed limits for students to push up against and break from conventional thought and action; and 4) collaborative learning that develops empathic appreciation for different perspectives. Additionally, I give insights on the teacher’s role in creating an environment that includes these ideas.
Download or read book Exploring the Benefits of Creativity in Education Media and the Arts written by Nava R. Silton and published by Information Science Reference. This book was released on 2016-06-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly research on the stimulation and implementation of creative thinking in academic and professional environments, highlighting the foundations of creativity from theoretical and neuroscientific perspectives"--
Download or read book Educating for the 21st Century written by Suzanne Choo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-20 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All over the world, governments, policymakers, and educators are advocating the need to educate students for the 21st first century. This book provides insights into what this means and the ways 21st century education is theorized and implemented in practice. The first part, “Perspectives: Mapping our futures-in-the-making,” uncovers the contradictions, tensions and processes that shape 21st century education discourses. The second part, “Policies: Constructing the future through policymaking,” discusses how 21st century education is translated into policies and the resulting tensions that emerge from top-down, state sanctioned policies and bottom-up initiatives. The third part, “Practices: Enacting the Future in Local Contexts,” discusses on-the-ground initiatives that schools in various countries around the world enact to educate their students for the 21st century. This volume includes contributions from leading scholars in the field as well as educators from schools and those working with schools.
Download or read book Educational Research and Innovation Fostering Students Creativity and Critical Thinking What it Means in School written by Vincent-Lancrin Stéphan and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-24 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creativity and critical thinking are key skills for complex, globalised and increasingly digitalised economies and societies. While teachers and education policy makers consider creativity and critical thinking as important learning goals, it is still unclear to many what it means to develop these skills in a school setting. To make it more visible and tangible to practitioners, the OECD worked with networks of schools and teachers in 11 countries to develop and trial a set of pedagogical resources that exemplify what it means to teach, learn and make progress in creativity and critical thinking in primary and secondary education.
Download or read book Creativity in the School Context written by Cecilia Levin and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Pragmatic Imagination written by Ann Pendleton-Jullian and and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pragmatic Imagination is a small book that presents a valuable resource for navigating our broadly connected, rapidly changing, and radically contingent world. It begins from an assumption that agency in the world today requires a productive entanglement of imagination and action. It then presents a framework for unpacking the imagination as a wide range of mental activity that can be put to purpose in this world. This is the Pragmatic Imagination: a concept and framework of six principles.This book is the last chapter of a larger work. It is both parent and child of a soon to be published five-book system of books called Design Unbound: Designing for Emergence in a White Water World, which provides a tool set for agency and impact in our world today. Like a single released before an album, this previews the larger work, introducing concepts and themes that both anticipate and encapsulate the larger project. But also like a single, it can stand along because of the way in which it anticipates and encapsulates the larger project with a singular coherence.
