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English in Education
Research Journal of the National Association for the Teaching of English
Volume 39, 2005 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Creative tensions? Creativity and basic skills in recent educational policy

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Pages 5-18 | Received 28 Jun 2008, Accepted 07 Apr 2010, Published online: 01 Mar 2018
 

Abstract

Recently, in response to sustained criticism about the standards driven curriculum, UK government agencies have been promoting creativity in schools. In this article we explore how creativity is being defined in current national educational policy statements; how these definitions relate to other theoretical work on creativity, and the implications for the curriculum and pedagogies.

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