Perspectives on the Place of Creativity in Education, Policy and Practice: Limitations and Open Spaces...

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Kevin Gormley (Dublin City University, Ireland)

Perspectives on the Place of Creativity in Education, Policy and Practice

Limitations and Open Spaces

Kevin Gormley (Dublin City University, Ireland)

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Routledge
30 January 2025

Moral & social purpose of education; Educational strategies & policy; Teaching of a specific subject

Series: Routledge Research in Education Policy and Politics

This book critically analyses how cultural and educational policies construct creativity through a range of concepts and compares this against the open and expansive idea of creativity as experienced by individuals in society more broadly.

The book draws on empirical data, case-study examples, and ethnographic motifs to identify the discursive construction of creativity and the way in which discourses of creativity are enfolded into narratives of progress in cultural policy. Along with auto-ethnographical perspectives, chapters apply a rich conceptualisation of Foucault and Agamben’s work to contemporary questions and issues in education alongside recent policies and lived experiences from teachers. Exploring ideas of both fixed and expansive creativity, the volume argues that education policy and cultural policy are neoliberalised and that creativity is shaped in schools by regulative schooling systems, but ultimately identifies how individuals enact creative practices that subvert and disrupt neoliberal narratives and limited appropriations.

This book will be of great interest to researchers, academics, and postgraduate students in the fields of education policy, creativity studies, and education politics. Those interested in arts education or in intersections between education and the writings of Foucault and Agamben more broadly will also find the book of value.

By: Kevin Gormley (Dublin City University Ireland)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 330g
ISBN: 9781032120485
ISBN 10: 1032120487
Series: Routledge Research in Education Policy and Politics
Pages: 170
Publication Date: 30 January 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Setting the scene 2. Versions of creativity 3. Neoliberal themes in cultural policy 4. Neoliberalised intersections between creativity, arts education and the economy 5. A neoliberalisation of education policy 6. Limits to creativity in a school setting 7. The ethical self-formation of a creative teacher 8. Creativity in potential 9. Creativity in my experience 10. Conclusion

Kevin Gormley is a Lecturer in Music Education, Institute of Education, Dublin City University, Ireland.