At the Core of Creativity: The Conditions of Learning and the Conditions of Connectivity

Phil Fitzsimmons; Edie Lanphar

Jump to Content

At the Core of Creativity: The Conditions of Learning and the Conditions of Connectivity

In: Creativity in Educational Research and Practice

Authors:

Phil Fitzsimmons

Phil Fitzsimmons
Search for other papers by Phil Fitzsimmons in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed

and

Edie Lanphar

Edie Lanphar
Search for other papers by Edie Lanphar in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed

Type:: Chapter

Pages:: 19–27

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9781848883086_003

Purchase instant access (PDF download and unlimited online access):

€42.00€35.00 excl. VAT

Add to Cart

Redeem Access Token

The aim of this chapter is to discuss the findings of a longitudinal international study that sought to explore and understand the ‘habitus conditions’ that had the potential to give rise to creative experiences. The notion of habitus was used as a key axiomatic lens as, for us, it carries the sense that the patterns of thinking and predispositions to be creative arise out of deep familial or familial like patterns of ‘connectivity’. Through a series of qualitative-narrative projects young children, adolescents and adults who were either immersed in supposed creative experiences or who had demonstrated creative output were asked to reflect on the sources of these experiences. Emerging out of this ten-year project involving respondents in the United States, Australia and New Zealand, a ‘grounded theory’ of how creativity can be fostered has begun to emerge. While Cambourne’s concept of the Conditions of Learning were a constant set of emergent themes, the data facets in these ongoing investigation suggests that an existential drive lies at the core of each of our respondents and that the Conditions of Learning were the means which facilitated this drive. Indeed, other conditions for learning and creativity emerged from the data, largely related to socio-emotional awareness. This existential or spiritual awareness appears to be process of reflective inquiry, which also becomes empowered through a mentoring relationship. This web of mentoring social support provides access to the development of visualization and understanding the symbolic within their context of situation, which in turn aids in an emancipatory world view.

Citation Info

Save
Cite
Email this content

Share link with colleague or librarian

You can email a link to this page to a colleague or librarian:
Email this content
or copy the link directly:

https://brill.edhh.ma/abstract/book/9781848883086/BP000003.xml
The link was not copied. Your current browser may not support copying via this button.

Link copied successfully

Collapse
Expand

Creativity in Educational Research and Practice

E-Book ISBN:: 9781848883086

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 01 Jan 2014

Subjects
- Education
  - Educational Theory
- Social Sciences
  - Cultural Studies

Metrics

	All Time	Past 365 days	Past 30 Days
Abstract Views	266	60	6
Full Text Views	4	0	0
PDF Views & Downloads	7	0	0

African Studies	Education	Media Studies
American Studies	History	Middle East and Islamic Studies
Ancient Near East and Egypt	Human Rights and Humanitarian Law	Musicology
Art History	International Law	Philosophy
Asian Studies	International Relations	Religious Studies
Biblical Studies	Jewish Studies	Slavic and Eurasian Studies
Biology	Languages and Linguistics	Social Sciences
Book History and Cartography	Life Sciences	Theology and World Christianity
Classical Studies	Literature and Cultural Studies

Subjects

Authors

Open Access

Product Information

Company

Contact

At the Core of Creativity: The Conditions of Learning and the Conditions of Connectivity

Citation Info

Share link with colleague or librarian

Creativity in Educational Research and Practice

Table of Contents

Metrics

Metrics