This book provides innovative insights into how creativity can be taught within higher education. Preparing students for employment in a dynamic set of global creative industries requires those students to not only be resilient and entrepreneurial, but also to be locally focused while being globally aware. Therefore it is imperative that they acquire a thorough understanding of creative processes and practice as they try to keep pace with worldwide digital trends. As the creation of media messages is a fundamental aspect of global creative industries, and that numerous concerns practitioners face are based upon a certain understanding of creativity, the authors propose an exploration of what creativity is in terms of research, and then apply it pedagogically. Drawing on extensive empirical research, the authors pose the thought-provoking question of whether creativity can be taught. This volume will be of interest to both students and scholars of creativity and higher education as well as to creatively-based practitioners more widely.

Proposes insights into how to prepare students for employment in the global creative industries? Poses the question 'can creativity be taught'? Explores what creativity 'is' in the context of research

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Dr Phillip McIntyre is Professor of Communication in the School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Dr Janet Fulton is an independent researcher in Communication and Media and an Adjunct Associate Professor at RMIT University, Australia. Dr Susan Kerrigan is an Associate Professor in Film and Television at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. Dr Michael Meany is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences at the University of Newcastle.

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Creativity, Education and the Arts Series Editor: Anne Harris, RMIT, Australia
This book provides innovative insights into how creativity can be taught within higher education. Preparing students for employment in a dynamic set of global creative industries requires those students to not only be resilient and entrepreneurial, but also to be locally focused while being globally aware. Therefore it is imperative that they acquire a thorough understanding of creative processes and practice as they try to keep pace with worldwide digital trends. As the creation of media messages is a fundamental aspect of global creative industries, and that numerous concerns practitioners face are based upon a certain understanding of creativity, the authors propose an exploration of what creativity is in terms of research, and then apply it pedagogically. Drawing on extensive empirical research, the authors pose the thought-provoking question of whether creativity can be taught. This volumewill be of interest to both students and scholars of creativity and higher education as well as to creatively-based practitioners more widely. Phillip McIntyre is Associate Professor in Communication and Media at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Janet Fulton is Senior Lecturer in Communication and Media at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Elizabeth Paton is Senior Research Associate at Monash University, Australia and Sessional Academic in Communication and Media at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Susan Kerrigan is Associate Professor in Communication and Media at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Michael Meany is Senior Lecturer in Communication and Media at the University of Newcastle, Australia.

Phillip McIntyre is Associate Professor in Communication and Media at the University of Newcastle, Australia.
Janet Fulton is Senior Lecturer in Communication and Media at the University of Newcastle, Australia.
Elizabeth Paton is Senior Research Associate at Monash University, Australia and Sessional Academic in Communication and Media at the University of Newcastle, Australia.
Susan Kerrigan is Associate Professor in Communication and Media at the University of Newcastle, Australia.
Michael Meany is Senior Lecturer in Communication and Media at the University of Newcastle, Australia.

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Chapter 1. Setting the Scene.- Chapter 2. Deep Background to the Project.- Chapter 3. The Evolution of a Psychology of Creativity.- Chapter 4. Towards a Sociology of Creativity.- Chapter 5. Confluence Approaches and the Systems Model of Creativity.- Chapter 6. Creativity, Education and the Systems Approach.- Chapter 7. Developing Curriculum and Courses Using Systems Centred Learning (SCL).- Chapter 8. The Undergraduate Experience of SCL: The Core and the Media Production Major.- Chapter 9. The Media Production Project: Integrating Theory with Practice.- Chapter 10. Adapting Systems Centred Learning for Other Institutional Settings.- Chapter 11. Creativity and the Postgraduate Experience.- Chapter 12. Implications of a Systems Centred Learning Approach.