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Explaining Creativity is an accessible introduction to the latest scientific research on creativity. The book summarizes and integrates a broad range of research in psychology and related scientific fields. In the last 50 years, psychologists, anthropologists, and sociologists have devoted increased attention to creativity; we now know more about creativity than at any point in history. Explaining Creativity examines research on thinking processes, personality, culture, mental health, groupwork, technology, self-beliefs, and more. It also reviews creativity across fields such as the arts, science, theater, music, and writing. This new edition maintains the broad and practical, yet still detailed approach of the previous editions, but it features updated coverage on the full landscape of creative cognition, creative practice, and social and cultural contexts for creativity. With three new chapters on Creativity and Technology, Creativity and Wellbeing, and Creativity and Self, this third edition provides a comprehensive understanding of creativity for anyone interested in the topic.

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Author:   R. Keith Sawyer (Morgan Distinguished Professor in Educational Innovations, Morgan Distinguished Professor in Educational Innovations, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) ,  Danah Henriksen (Associate Professor of Educational Leadership & Innovation, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership & Innovation, Arizona State University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 25.60cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 18.50cm
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9780197747537

ISBN 10:   0197747531
Pages:   592
Publication Date:   05 March 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part 1. Conceptions 1. Introduction 2. Conceptions of Creativity Part 2: Individualist Approaches 3. Defining Creativity Through Assessment 4. The Creative Personality 5. The Creative Process, Part 1 6. The Creative Process, Part 2 7. The Creative Process, Part 3 8. Biology and Creativity 9. Creative Self Beliefs 10. Creativity and Well-being Part 3: Sociocultural Approaches 11. The Sociology of Creativity 12. Group Creativity 13. Organizational Creativity 14. Culture and Creativity 15. Creativity and Technology Part 4: Creativity in the Domains 16. Visual Arts 17. Writing 18. Music 19. Theater 20. Science 21. Conclusion: The Future of Creativity Appendices The Domain of Creativity Research Appendix A: Third Edition Literature Review Methodology Appendix B: A Timeline of Creativity Research Appendix C: Creativity Research Overviews Appendix D: Journal Special Issues Appendix E: Journals that Publish Creativity Research Appendix F: Influential Books in Creativity Research The Field of Creativity Research Appendix G: Colleges and Universities with a Degree or Certificate in Creativity Appendix H: Influential Creativity Researchers, 1800-1990 References Index

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R. Keith Sawyer is the Morgan Distinguished Professor in Educational Innovations at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Sawyer has published 18 books including the two previous editions of Explaining Creativity. He has published over 100 journal articles and book chapters. His research has explored several topics: group creativity in jazz, theater, and organizations; social emergence; the science of how people learn; and teaching in professional schools of art and design. Danah Henriksen is Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Innovation at Arizona State University. As an educational psychologist who has studied creativity for over ten years, she is interested in many aspects of creativity in education, including topics like creative teaching, transdisciplinary thinking skills, design thinking in education, and technology and creativity. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, practitioner articles, and book chapters, and she has served as a creativity leader for EDUsummIT-a UNESCO-based global consortium of leaders in policy, practice, and research on educational technology.

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