Kirkham, Julie A.Kidd, Evan2015-03-232015-03-232015-03-15Kirkham, J. A., & Kidd, E. (2015). The effect of Steiner, Montessori, and national curriculum education upon children's pretence and creativity. Journal of Creative Behavior, 51(1), 20-34. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.830022-017510.1002/jocb.83http://hdl.handle.net/10034/346999This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Kirkham, J. A., & Kidd, E. (2015). The effect of Steiner, Montessori, and national curriculum education upon children's pretence and creativity. Journal of Creative Behavior, 51(1), 20-34. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.83, which has been published in final form at http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/jocb.83 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archivingPretence and creativity are often regarded as ubiquitous characteristics of childhood, yet not all education systems value or promote these attributes to the same extent. Different pedagogies and practices are evident within the UK National Curriculum, Steiner and Montessori schoolsenArchived with thanks to The Journal of Creative BehaviorpretencecreativityeducationArticleThe Journal of Creative Behavior