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Possibility thinking: culminative studies of an evidence-based concept driving creativity?
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Craft, Anna Cremin, Teresa Burnard, Pamela Dragovic, Tatjana Chappell, Kerry |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | Journal: Education 3-13 The authors have, for some years, studied the concept of 'possibility thinking' (PT), or 'what if' and 'as if' thinking in children aged 3–11, which generates novelty – and the pedagogical strategies which foster it. They have argued, on the basis of previous qualitative studies, that 'PT' is at the core of creativity in education. Having begun as a conceptual study for 7 years, this team has undertaken empirical studies of PT in classrooms. This paper discusses findings from the third phase of empirical work focusing on 9- to 11-year olds. The particular research question addressed here is 'What characterises possibility thinking as manifest in the learning engagement of children aged 9–11?'. In a small-scale qualitative study, involving co-participation with teachers, the paper features episode analysis of naturalistic video data featuring children aged 9–11 in two schools. It focuses on PT evidenced by children engaged in a range of classroom activities, some established as individual activities and others as group work. The study reveals some features of PT in both sites (question-posing [Q-P], question-responding [Q-R], self-determination, intentional action, development, being imaginative, play/playfulness, immersion and innovation) to differing degrees of strength. Risk-taking was absent in both and a new feature, collaboration, evident in both. Differences were documented in how Q-P and Q-R manifest, compared with earlier studies with younger children. This study seeks to make an evidence-based contribution to the characterisation of PT as driving creativity in the classroom, with implications for research and practice. |
| Related Links | http://oro.open.ac.uk/31388/2/Possiblility_thinking.pdf https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/43093797.pdf |
| Ending Page | 556 |
| Page Count | 19 |
| Starting Page | 538 |
| ISSN | 03004279 |
| e-ISSN | 14757575 |
| DOI | 10.1080/03004279.2012.656671 |
| Journal | Education 3-13 |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Volume Number | 41 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2013-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Education 3-13 Educational Psychology Possibility Thinking Theorising Everyday Creativity in Education |
| Content Type | Text |
| Subject | Life-span and Life-course Studies Education |
