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Methods that May Stimulate Creativity and Their Use in Architectural Design Education
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Kowaltowski, Doris C. C. K.; Bianchi, Giovana; Teixeira de Paiva, Valeria – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2010
The architectural design process is based on a creative phase where creativity is highly valued. Although the literature on creativity is rich in ways to stimulate the decision-making process, these tools are rarely formally present in the building design process. To further the discussion on creativity and design education this paper presents a…
Descriptors: Creativity, Educational Facilities Design, Building Design, Architecture
"If I Was Going to Design a Chair, the Last Thing I Would Look at Is a Chair": Product Analysis and the Causes of Fixation in Students' Design Work 11-16 Years
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McLellan, Ros; Nicholl, Bill – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2011
Creativity is acknowledged to be important for economic growth and as an everyday life-skill, however several influential reports have suggested that education could do more to harness creative talent. Creative cognition literature suggests the lack of creativity is at least partly the result of "fixation" (difficulty in generating novel…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Creativity, Economic Development, Economic Progress
Learning Creativity and Design for Innovation
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Bruton, Dean – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2011
This paper puts the case for using a pedagogical framework based on the principles of grammatical design in conjunction with conventional creative problem solving strategies in higher education to foster learning for innovation and creativity. It explores the design and delivery of an inaugural creativity and innovation course that used a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Experimental Groups, Undergraduate Students, Creativity
Perspectives on Pupil Creativity in Design and Technology in the Lower Secondary Curriculum in England
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Rutland, Marion; Barlex, David – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2008
This paper is based on work carried out as part of a research study into the professional practices of secondary design and technology teachers in England. It focused on fostering creativity or teaching for creativity as defined by the Robinson Report (1999, All our futures: creativity, culture and education. London: Department for Education and…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Art Education, Design, Secondary School Students
Creativity in Design Engineering and the Role of Knowledge: Modelling the Expert
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Christiaans, Henri; Venselaar, Kees – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2005
The present study focuses on the relationship between the acquisition of design knowledge by novice design students and the quality of their designs. Design learning is typically based on action and reflection. Knowledge of solution processes, being part of this reflection, is found to be crucial in monitoring and controlling the design process…
Descriptors: Creativity, Design, Engineering, Reflection
Turkish-Ottoman Miniature Art within the Context of Electronic Information Design Education
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Ozcan, Oguzhan – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2005
The article firstly examines the techniques of miniature art, and attempts to identify those which can serve as an inspiration for artistic aspects of today's information design in the electronic environment. It also brings forward the idea whether miniature art could be used in our existing new media education models and finally answers the…
Descriptors: Creativity, Journalism Education, Electronic Publishing, Educational Technology