Educating the Creative Workforce: New Directions for Twenty-First Century Schooling

Autor/inn/en	McWilliam, Erica; Haukka, Sandra
Titel	Educating the Creative Workforce: New Directions for Twenty-First Century Schooling
Quelle	In: British Educational Research Journal, 34 (2008) 5, S.651-666 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-1926
Schlagwörter	Learning Theories; Creativity; Creative Development; Labor Force Development; Educational Philosophy; Definitions; Educational Trends; Scholarship; Free Enterprise System; Educational Innovation; Educational Research; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Kreativität; Arbeitskräftebestand; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Begriffsbestimmung; Bildungsentwicklung; Scholarships; Stipendium; Freie Wirtschaft; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	This article sets out reasons for arguing that creativity is not garnish to the roast of industry or of education--i.e. the reasoning behind Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi's insistence that creativity is not only about elites but involves everyone. This article investigates three key domains--scholarship, commerce and learning--to argue the importance of moving creativity from the margins of formal education to its centre. First, the article elaborates the scholarly work being done to bring definitional clarity to the concept of creativity, moving it from the realm of mystery, serendipity and individual genius to a definitional field that is more amenable to analysis. It then provides evidence about the extent to which creative capacity is being understood to be a powerful economic driver, not simply the province of the arts and the hobbyist. Finally, it examines new learning theory and its implications for formal education, noting both the possibilities and pitfalls in preparing young people for creative workforce futures. (Contains 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10