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27 - Creativity in Classrooms

from Collaborative Creativity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2019

By
Ronald A. Beghetto
Edited by
James C. Kaufman  and
Robert J. Sternberg
James C. Kaufman
Affiliation:
University of Connecticut
Robert J. Sternberg
Affiliation:
Cornell University, New York
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The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of creativity in K-12 classrooms. The chapter opens with a brief discussion of what makes classrooms unique with respect to creative thought and action. Next, I discuss the ways that teachers and students can be creative in the context of classrooms, including the kinds of constraints and opportunities that teachers and students face in classroom settings. The chapter closes with a brief discussion of future directions for research.
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The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity , pp. 587 - 606
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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