Screen LibraryCreativity and making in early childhood : challenging practitioner perspectives /
"Creativity and Making in Early Childhood brings together practice and research insights on creativity, to offer new perspectives on what creativity is, how it manifests in early childhood education and what can be done to support it. Each chapter includes practitioners' own experiences an...
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Bloomsbury Academic,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2018. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"Creativity and Making in Early Childhood brings together practice and research insights on creativity, to offer new perspectives on what creativity is, how it manifests in early childhood education and what can be done to support it. Each chapter includes practitioners' own experiences and looks within these observations and reflections to highlight key questions and challenges. Insights and perspectives are drawn from research in order to engage deeply with these challenges and to develop future practice in early childhood education. Particular focus is on creativity as physical 'making' processes. Topics covered include: - children's developing identities - sharing and social interactions - how time, choice and physical environments influence young children's creativity - instructions, resourcing and expectations of creativity in the early childhood setting. Practical learning features guiding students through the book include: research spotlight sections introducing readers to key pieces of research, questions to aid reflection on experiences in relation to relevant theory, and summaries and tasks for the reader designed to deepen thinking. This text is an excellent resource for undergraduate students in early childhood and education, as well as postgraduate students and practitioners who have returned to study." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Carrier Form: | 194 pages : illustrations, 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [183]-192) and index. |
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9781350003095 1350003107 9781350003101 1350003093 |
| Index Number: | BF723 |
| CLC: | G61 |
| Call Number: | G61/S158 |
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Part I: What is Creativity? 1. Looking for Creativity -- 2. Creativity and Identity -- 3. Collaborative Creativity -- Part II: What Are the Conditions for Creativity? 4. Time -- 5. Choice -- 6. Space and Materials -- 7. Digital Creativity -- Part III: How Can Practitioners Support Children to Be Creative? 8. Child-Adult Interactions -- 9. Inspirations for Creative Activities -- 10. Adult Expectations. Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; Welcome; Our aims; Who is the book for; Who we are; How the project developed; How to get the most out of this book; Ethical considerations; Chapter overview; Recurring themes; Chapter 1: Looking for Creativity; Introduction; Experimenting with shells and water; Creativity as divergent thinking; Reflecting on your own experiences; Flow; Reflecting on your own experiences; Recognizing flow through multimodal behaviours; Reflecting on your own experiences; Possibility thinking; Facilitating possibility thinking. Reflecting on your own experiencesChapter summary; Activities to deepen understanding; Chapter 2: Creativity and Identity; Introduction; 'I've made Tower Bridge'; Self-representation and subject matter specialists; Reflecting on your own experiences; 'This one is Leonardo'; 'Rajkumari Rapunzel'; The role of popular culture in children's developing identity; Reflecting on your own experiences; 'The mermaid is sliding down the hill'; Creative making as remix; Reflecting on your own experiences; Creative making as the production (not expression) of self. Is children's creativity any different from adults' creativity?Practitioner views on children's creativity and self-expression; Reflecting on your own experiences; Chapter summary; Activities to deepen your explorations; Chapter 3: Collaborative Creativity; Introduction; Paradigms of creativity; Reflecting on your own experiences; Multimodal interaction in collaborative creativity; 'We're just gonna scribble it'; Moments of meeting; Reflecting on your own experiences; A community display; Collaborative creativity among two-year-olds; Community spaces for shared creativity. Reflecting on your own experiencesChapter summary; Activities to deepen your explorations; Chapter 4: Time; Introduction; Is there enough time for creativity in your setting?; Creativity takes time; Reflecting on your own experiences; When activities grow; Extending and embedding; Stretchy time; Reflecting on your own experiences; The 'tidy-up' tambourine; The tyranny of clock time; Reflecting on your own experiences; Observing transitions; Smooth versus difficult transitions; Reflecting on your own experiences; Chapter summary; Activities to deepen your thinking; Chapter 5: Choice. IntroductionA very sorry-looking caterpillar: What happens when we over-prescribe activities; Colouring outside the lines; How important is choice in children's creativity?; Reflecting on your own experiences; Butter beans and penne pasta; Less is more?; Reflecting on your own experiences; Displaying children's artwork: Practitioner reflections; Displaying children's artwork: Who makes the decision?; Backing off from messy play; Reluctant makers: The choice not to engage; Reflecting on your own experiences; Chapter summary; Activities to deepen your thinking; Chapter 6: Space and Materials. |