Teaching Creativity Across the Curriculum Through Design Education. Case Studies
Teaching Creativity Across the Curriculum Through Design Education. Case Studies

Summary/Abstract: This article examines the effectiveness of design as a subject fulfilling its role in developing creativity within students by allowing and supporting creative behavior and its expression. Creativity in education has been a pressing issue for many countries in recent years, resurfacing as a key topic for discussion, yet the term is still surrounded by ambiguity and discrepancies. This study attempts to establish teachers’ understandings and definitions of creativity, outlining their methods for its nurturance through a triangulation of research. The results returned inconclusive evidence of a precise definition agreed upon by the majority of educators, however, multiple themes arose throughout, demystifying the concept and adding to areas of the current body of knowledge. Implications for greater acknowledgement of the creative process rather than exclusive attention to products that abide by restrictive criteria are highlighted as steps in the right direction for the effective development of creativity within design as a subject in educational institutions.

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