Creativity and Pre-Service Teacher Education: What You See is What You Get

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Teacher Education, Creativity, Modeling

Abstract

This essay discusses creativity in the classroom, constraints and the lack of creativity modeling in undergraduate teacher education programs, and some simple changes that can be made. This lack of models and modeling of creativity in the teacher education classrooms leads to a lack of creativity in teaching, activity design, tasks, and assessments. Issues related to lack of creativity in the education system are discussed from the student, faculty, state, and government levels. 

Author Biography

  • James B. Schreiber, Duquesne University

    James B. Schreiber, PhD, is a Professor of
    Epidemiology and Statistics in the School of Nursing at
    Duquesne University. He received his Ph.D. from Indiana
    University Bloomington in 2000. He has published over 65
    articles, reviews, and book chapters along with over 120
    national and international conference presentations. He has
    been the Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Educational
    Research and Editor-Chair of the Journal of Experimental
    Education. Previously, he was a high school mathematics
    teacher and department chair, Professor of Education, and
    Associate Dean for Teacher Education.

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Published

2018-04-26

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2018): Creativity and Education

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Editorials

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