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Creativity and Democracy in Education: Practices and politics of learning through the arts
Adams, Jeff Owens, Allan
Adams, Jeff
Owens, Allan
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2015-07-16
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The struggle to establish more democratic education pedagogies has a long history in the politics of mainstream education. This book argues for the significance of the creative arts in the establishment of social justice in education, using examples drawn from a selection of contemporary case studies including Japanese applied drama, Palestinian teacher education and Room 13 children’s contemporary art. Jeff Adams and Allan Owens use their research in practice to explore creativity conceptually, historically and metaphorically within a variety of UK and international contexts, which are analysed using political and social theories of democratic and relational education. Each chapter discusses the relationship between models of democratic creativity and the cultural conditions in which they are practised, with a focus on new critical pedagogies that have developed in response to neoliberalism and marketization in education. The book is structured throughout by the theories, practices and the ideals that were once considered to be foundational for education: democratic citizenship and a just society.
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Adams, J., & Owens, A. (2015). Creativity and Democracy in Education: Practices and Politics of Learning Through the Arts. London, United Kingdom: Routledge.
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Routledge Reseach in Education Policy and Practice
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9780415741217
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The Centre for Research into Education, Creativity and Arts through Practice (RECAP)