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What can we learn about creativity from the practice of professional designers to inform design and technology classroom practice?

The paper presents the initial findings of a research project investigating the concept of creativity in design and technology in the lower secondary phase of secondary schooling in the UK. The research is based on the hypothesis that creativity in design and technology is not a spontaneous, sustain...

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Main Author: Marion Rutland
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Published: 2002
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/3191
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description The paper presents the initial findings of a research project investigating the concept of creativity in design and technology in the lower secondary phase of secondary schooling in the UK. The research is based on the hypothesis that creativity in design and technology is not a spontaneous, sustained process for many pupils in the early years of secondary schooling and that teachers can play a major role in enhancing creativity in their children’s classroom activities. The key research question is ‘to what extent is it possible to teach creativity in design and technology classrooms?’. The paper explores briefly the concept of creativity and identifies a three-feature model of creativity to be used in the study. It presents an analysis of the findings of interviews with four professional designers against this model to explore how their practice might inform and contribute to the development of pupils’ creativity in classroom practice.
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spelling rr-article-93448492002-01-01T00:00:00Z What can we learn about creativity from the practice of professional designers to inform design and technology classroom practice? Marion Rutland (7151063) Design not elsewhere classified creativity designers professionals design technology secondary Design Practice and Management not elsewhere classified The paper presents the initial findings of a research project investigating the concept of creativity in design and technology in the lower secondary phase of secondary schooling in the UK. The research is based on the hypothesis that creativity in design and technology is not a spontaneous, sustained process for many pupils in the early years of secondary schooling and that teachers can play a major role in enhancing creativity in their children’s classroom activities. The key research question is ‘to what extent is it possible to teach creativity in design and technology classrooms?’. The paper explores briefly the concept of creativity and identifies a three-feature model of creativity to be used in the study. It presents an analysis of the findings of interviews with four professional designers against this model to explore how their practice might inform and contribute to the development of pupils’ creativity in classroom practice. 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Online resource 2134/3191 https://figshare.com/articles/online_resource/What_can_we_learn_about_creativity_from_the_practice_of_professional_designers_to_inform_design_and_technology_classroom_practice_/9344849 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
spellingShingle Design not elsewhere classified
creativity
designers
professionals
design
technology
secondary
Design Practice and Management not elsewhere classified
Marion Rutland
What can we learn about creativity from the practice of professional designers to inform design and technology classroom practice?
title What can we learn about creativity from the practice of professional designers to inform design and technology classroom practice?
title_full What can we learn about creativity from the practice of professional designers to inform design and technology classroom practice?
title_fullStr What can we learn about creativity from the practice of professional designers to inform design and technology classroom practice?
title_full_unstemmed What can we learn about creativity from the practice of professional designers to inform design and technology classroom practice?
title_short What can we learn about creativity from the practice of professional designers to inform design and technology classroom practice?
title_sort what can we learn about creativity from the practice of professional designers to inform design and technology classroom practice?
topic Design not elsewhere classified
creativity
designers
professionals
design
technology
secondary
Design Practice and Management not elsewhere classified
url https://hdl.handle.net/2134/3191