Creative Risk‐Taking: Developing Strategies for First Year University Students in the Creative Industries

This article reports on the findings of a study investigating creative risktaking behaviours of the commencing university students enrolled in three units across three disciplines: Interactive and Visual Design, Fashion Design, and Film, Screen and Animation. The study employs an action research met...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:The international journal of art & design education 2019-02, Vol.38 (1), p.73-89
Main Authors: Choi, Jaz Hee‐Jeong, Payne, Alice, Hart, Phoebe, Brown, Alice
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animation
College Freshmen
College Students
Cooperative Learning
Creative industries
creative risk‐taking
Creative Thinking
Creativity
Design
Educational Environment
Fashion
fashion design
Film Production
Higher education
interactive and visual design
Photographic film
Research Methodology
Resilience (Psychology)
Risk
Self Efficacy
University students
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:This article reports on the findings of a study investigating creative risktaking behaviours of the commencing university students enrolled in three units across three disciplines: Interactive and Visual Design, Fashion Design, and Film, Screen and Animation. The study employs an action research methodology in order to help students develop confidence and competence in creative risk‐taking. Upon analysis from relevant literature three key provisions for the study are proposed, being: P1 An open and playful learning environment that encourages sharing and challenging multiple perspectives; P2 An adequate period of time for students to develop and revise creative concepts; and P3 Opportunities to assess their own performance in developing creative risk‐taking capacities. The study draws on the students’ written self‐reflections to identify the key challenges and opportunities in encouraging creative risk‐taking among first year students, which are challenges of collaboration; creative resilience and self‐efficacy; and balancing creativity with technical competency. The article suggests several ways that educators can encourage students to take creative risks within higher education in preparation for careers in the creative industries.
ISSN:1476-8062
1476-8070
DOI:10.1111/jade.12169