Creativity,Curricula and Paradigms |
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Authors: | Anne Welle-Strand Arild Tjeldvoll |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Leadership and Organizational Management , Norwegian School of Management BI , Elias Smiths v. 15, Sandvika, 1301, Norway;2. Institute for Educational Research , University of Oslo , PO Box 1092 Blindern, Oslo, 0137, Norway |
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Abstract: | What are the relations between creativity, curricula and paradigms? In this paper the historical development of major curriculum theories are interpreted in terms of their relation to creativity as a goal of organised learning. Further, the development is analysed by discussing the organising of learning for creativity from the viewpoints of different sociological paradigms. These represent mutually exclusive ways of understanding knowledge production and societal change. A synthesis of how schools try to reach creativity as a goal for organised learning, seen through the 'dark glasses' of curriculum traditions and paradigms, is presented. The paper ends with some concluding remarks regarding how creativity fits into a curriculum profile needed under the present level of economic globalisation. |
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Keywords: | Creativity Curricula Paradigms |
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