Creativity and Education in China
Paradox and Possibilities for an Era of Accountability
Paperback Engels 2017 9781138954564Samenvatting
Published with Kappa Delta Pi, Creativity and Education in China takes readers on a journey through research-supported ideas and practical examples of creative and innovative schooling within a changing regime. Analyzing the consequences of exam-centric accountability on the creative and critical capacities of Chinese students, author Carol A. Mullen’s dynamic portrait of a country serves as both a cautionary tale and an inspiring example to emulate. Examining creative endeavors and breakthroughs within a competitive, globalized educational landscape, the chapters are organized around environmental and global issues impacting education, expressions of creativity within pre-K–12 schools in China, and creative innovation in higher education learning environments. Presenting captivating cases from the field, the book offers novel approaches to fostering creativity as a natural, integrated part of high-stakes education systems in Eastern and Western cultures alike.
Specificaties
Lezersrecensies
Inhoudsopgave
Illustrations
Foreword by Faye Snodgress
Preface
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Part I: Environment
1 Creativity Frames and Aesthetic Study in Chinese Environments
2 Economics and Education in the Asia–Pacific Century
Part II: Expression Cases
3 Dragon, Fish, and Butterfly in Rural Pre-K–12 Schools
4 Garden, Horse, and Crane in Urban Pre-K–12 Schools
Part III: Innovation Cases
5 Larva: Discovery of Creativity in Undergraduate Education
6 Bamboo: Accountability Debate in Undergraduate Education
7 Water: Curriculum in an Accountability–Creativity Environment
8 Bat: Creativity in Postsecondary Science
Epilogue
Index
Figures
1.1 A Synthesis of Psychology Models of Creativity for Education
3.1 Kindergarten Dragon
3.2 Schools of Fish
3.3 A Boy's Dragon Etching
4.1 Garden Rooftop
4.2 Horses Running Wild
4.3 Elder Cradling Child
5.1 Miracle Geniuses’ 3D Paper Poster Rendering of the 4-Cs
5.2 Step-by-Step’s 3D Paper Poster Rendering of the 4-Cs
5.3 Cardinal Direction’s 3D Paper Poster Rendering of the 4-Cs
5.4 Overall Curriculum and Phase I Component: Creativity and Accountability Interplay in the Larva Case
7.1 Overall Curriculum and Phase III Component: Creativity and Accountability Interplay in the Water Case
Rubrieken
- advisering
- algemeen management
- coaching en trainen
- communicatie en media
- economie
- financieel management
- inkoop en logistiek
- internet en social media
- it-management / ict
- juridisch
- leiderschap
- marketing
- mens en maatschappij
- non-profit
- ondernemen
- organisatiekunde
- personal finance
- personeelsmanagement
- persoonlijke effectiviteit
- projectmanagement
- psychologie
- reclame en verkoop
- strategisch management
- verandermanagement
- werk en loopbaan