Creativity in Adult Education

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Creativity in Adult Education

• Alexis Kokkos
• Professor of Adult Education
• a-kokkos_at_otenet.gr

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CREATIVITY IN ADULT EDUCATION

• Why the development of Creativity is so important
• The European Policies regarding Creativity
• The concept and the components of Creativity
• The Research approaches of Creativity
• The conditions which allow the development of
  Creativity in the context of Adult Education
• Practical implementation

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THE REASONS IMPOSING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVITY

• Changes occuring in production and employment due
  to globalization
• Movements of migrants, returnees, refugees
• Enlargement of groups threatened by social
  exclusion
• Crisis of traditional social structures

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NEW BASIC SKILLS

• To combine diverse knowledge and skills
• To be open to new ways of seeing
• To reject standardized formats for problem
  solving
• To make choices from among multiple possibilities
• To construct alternative structures

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THE EUROPEAN POLICIES ON CREATIVITY

• White Paper on Education and Training (1995)
• Recommendation about Creativity and Innovation
  (2006)
• Decision on the European Year of Creativity and
  Innovation
• Openess to change and creativity
• Empowerment of aesthetic sensitivity and
  alternative thinking
• Promotion of closer links between art, business
  and educational organizations

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THE CONCEPT OF CREATIVITY

• Psychological approach Synonymous with the
  divergent intelligence
• Consideration of the elements of the personality

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POINTS OF COINCIDENCE ABOUT THE DEFINITION OF
CREATIVITY

• Characteristics of Creativity
• Innovation
• Diversification
• Relevance
• Comprehensive expression of ideas and feelings

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WE CAN INCORPORATE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF
CREATIVITY IN THEMATIC AREAS, such as

• Improving the quality of the adult learning
  programs
• Assessing non-formal learning for disadvantaged
  groups
• Develop key competences
• Improving the attractiveness of adult education
• Learning in later life

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RESEARCH APPROACHES OF CREATIVITY

• Can Creativity be performed only by few gifted
  individuals?
• Is Creativity associated with high levels of
  intelligence?
• Is Creativity related to critical reflection?
• Can Creativity be taught?
• Does family and socio-cultural environment
  influence Creativity?

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CONDITIONS WHICH ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF
CREATIVITY IN THE CONTEXT OF ADULT EDUCATION

• Exploration of alternative ways of thinking and
  acting
• Diversity and divergence are accepted
• Participants initiatives and critical analysis
  are supported
• Flexibility of ideas is welcomed
• Personal styles of learning are respected
• Risk taking and spontaneity are valued

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CHARACTERISTICS OF TRAINERS

• They are themselves creative
• They can take multiple perspectives on a problem
• They respect the integrity of the learners
• They use alternative approaches
• They have empathy and enthusiasm for their
  teaching subject

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TECHNIQUES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVITY

• Class discussion
• Role play
• Debate
• Crisis-Decision Simulations
• Brainstorming
• Problem-Posing
• Futures Invention
• Read a book from a different point of view
• Observe systematically a certain practice
• Use of Artistic triggers
• Observe systematically a work of Art

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PEDAGOGICAL CRITERIA FOR THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY

• The educational objectives
• The familiarity of learners with the
  technological means
• The use of technology that brings greater quality
  in the educational process

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DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVITY IN THE CONTEXT OF
TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING

• Critical Questioning
• Critical Incident Exercises
• Criteria Analysis
• Critical Analysis of Interviews

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Detecting the assumptions through the observation
of Art masterpieces

• First Stage Systematic observation of a work of
  Art
• Second Stage Examination of the assumptions
  related to the issue of the work of Art

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