ERIC Number: EJ962620
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Nov-24
Pages: 40
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 66
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1529-8094
A Teacher's Repertoire: Developing Creative Pedagogies
Das, Sharmistha; Dewhurst, Yvonne; Gray, Donald
International Journal of Education & the Arts, v12 n15 Nov 2011
Promoting creativity in schools involves the development of characteristics such as self-motivation, confidence, curiosity and flexibility. It can be argued that the development of the first three of these probably relies on the last, all of which need to be supported by a "flexible learning context." However, this cannot work without a structure which can be used as a scaffold (Vygotsky, 1978) either to go beyond and enhance learning, or to work within a framework, flexible enough to accommodate individual learning styles. Such pedagogy is intricately related to the curriculum. In the context of the newly introduced Curriculum for Excellence in Scotland, this paper discusses the experience of an interdisciplinary approach to pedagogy funded by the Scottish Arts Council. The approach was developed within the initial teacher education (ITE) programmes at the University of Aberdeen and elaborates on the relationship between curriculum, pedagogy and creativity.
Descriptors: Creativity, Creative Teaching, Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Integrated Curriculum, Art Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teachers, Teacher Educators, Artists, Interviews, Focus Groups, Observation, Foreign Countries
International Journal of Education & the Arts. 1310 South 6th Street, Champaign, IL 61820. Tel: 402-472-9958; Fax: 402-472-2837; Web site: http://www.ijea.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Scotland (Aberdeen)

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