Contemporary perspectives on research in creativity in early childhood education

Recently, a new understanding of creative thought and creative performance has surfaced. It has also attracted the attention of early childhood professional organizations and researchers. Professional organizations have included it in their publications and conferences. While current creativity rese...

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Other Authors Saracho, Olivia N. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, 2012.
SeriesContemporary perspectives on research in early childhood education.
Subjects
Early childhood education > Research.
Creative ability in children > Research.
Education > Schools > Levels > Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)
Early childhood care and education.
Pre-school and kindergarten.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806615438
DOI10.1108/978-1-61735-742-8
Physical Description1 online resource (ix, 426 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Part I
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Young children's creativity in different contexts / Olivia N. Saracho
  • Part II. Theoretical foundations of creativity
  • Chapter 2. The theory of personal creativity and implications for the fulfillment of children's potentials / Mark A. Runco and Nur Cayirdag
  • Chapter 3. Domain specificity of creativity: Implications for early childhood education / John Baer
  • Chapter 4. Vygotsky's theory of creativity: Figurative thinking allied with literal thinking / Larry Smolucha and Francine Smolucha
  • Part III. Children's creative processes
  • Chapter 5. Reconceptualizing creative thought processes in young children: An integrative review of the research / Mary Renck Jalongo and Rae Ann Hirsh
  • Chapter 6. The creative process in early childhood education / Olivia N. Saracho
  • Chapter 7. The creativity disease / Felicity McArdle and Susan Grieshaber
  • Part IV. Children's artistic and creative experiences
  • Chapter 8. Acknowledging the role of motor domain in creativity in early childhood education / Vasilis Grammatikopoulos, Athanasios Gregoriadis, and Evridiki Zachopoulou
  • Chapter 9. Movement, embodiment, and creativity: Perspectives on the value of dance in early childhood education / Eeva Anttila and Adrienne Sansom
  • Chapter 10. Reconsidering the educative potential of the arts in early schooling / Jolyn Blank
  • Chapter 11. Significant moments: The development of private speech and drawing as it relates to creative activity in early childhood / Julia M. Matuga
  • Part V. Perspectives on play and creativity
  • Chapter 12. Cultivating creativity in early childhood education: A 4 c perspective / Ronald A. Beghetto, James C. Kaufman, C. Boyd Hegarty, Heather L. Hammond, and Amanda Wilcox-Herzog
  • Chapter 13. Play, creativity, and social-emotional development: Weaving the threads of influence / Cheryl Wright and Marissa L. Diener
  • Chapter 14. Creativity and young children: Review of literature and connections to thinking processes / Sally Blake and Duane M. Giannangelo
  • Part VI. Implications for teaching
  • Chapter 15. Strategy-based instruction for creativity: An incremental approach to education / Michael D. Mumford, Jensen Mecca, Carter Gibson, and Vincent Giorgini
  • Chapter 16. Understanding young children's kinds of creating / Margaret L. Adams and Jie-Qi Chen
  • Chapter 17. Teachers' perceptions and behaviors on creativity / Olivia N. Saracho
  • Chapter 18. Creativity and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (stem) in early childhood education / Diana Bairaktarova and Demetra Evangelou
  • Part VII. Conclusion
  • Chapter 19. Young children's creativity in a contemporary world / Olivia N. Saracho
  • About the contributors.

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