Dylematy pedagogiki twórczości
Dilemmas of pedagogy of creativity

Author(s): Krzysztof J. Szmidt
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Pedagogy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: creativity; pedagogy of creativity; diagnosis of creative potential; help in creation; creative wisdom
Summary/Abstract: In the publication, addressed to both researchers and students, as well as educators and psychologists interested in the educational conditions of the development of creativity, the author presents selected dilemmas (problems) that accumulate and pile up before the pedagogy of creativity as well as researchers and practitioners of this very interesting and young scientific discipline. They concern various theoretical issues, starting from the understanding of the concept of creativity itself and attempts to extend it to criminal activities, through educational problems related to the authority and educational role played by creators, the importance of awards for the development of creative productivity, and ending with issues of methodology of research on creativity, profession of a teacher of creativity and innovation and teaching creative skills. An important place in the book is occupied by the chapter devoted to taboos in creativity, i.e. the problem of a conspiracy of silence around certain issues and artists: theoretical considerations are supplemented here with an analysis of the results of an empirical study on the existence, manifestations and meaning of taboos in creativity, and the basis for their description were the results of a survey addressed to professional creators. The book ends with a short sketch about bravery and creative courage – two-character virtues that are very desirable today, but rare in a generation staring at smartphones. The structure of individual chapters has been designed in such a way that – referring to musical terminology – they begin with Preludes – an introduction to a given issue, followed by a description of a given dilemma, and end with a Coda. All chapters culminate in posing five important questions, according to the author, for future research or discussion on the topic discussed, in accordance with the principle of creative problem finding thinking, that formulating questions not only begins research, but may be its important culmination.

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