The Creative Imperative

Jami Biles Jones, PhD, is associate professor of library science at East Carolina University.Lori J. Flint, PhD, is associate professor at East Carolina University.

Provides a solid, foundational understanding of creativity that enables readers to elicit creative performance from their students.The first book of its kind in the school library field, The Creative Imperative: School Librarians and Teachers Cultivating Curiosity Together assists educators, school librarians, school counselors, and parents in learning about creativity and inquiry as well as how to foster these desired processes in school settings and beyond. The work begins by addressing the foundational aspects of creativity, and then discusses creativity within the educational setting, exploring how educators can be more creative themselves and coax creative performance from their students. The final part of the text focuses specifically on school libraries and the role of librarians in developing environments and opportunities for inquiry that nurture creativity.

ForewordVera John-SteinerAcknowledgmentsIntroductionJami Biles Jones and Lori J. FlintSECTION I UNDERSTANDING THE COMPLEXITY OF CREATIVITY1 Looking and Leaping: An Introduction to Creativity ResearchSarah E. Sumners and Garrett J. Jaeger2 Creativity Theory and Educational Practice: Why All the Fuss?Michael Hanchett Hanson3 The Dark Side of Creativity in the Classroom: The Paradox of Classroom TeachingArthur Cropley and David Cropley4 The Creativity Crisis, Possible Causes, and What Schools Can DoKyung Hee Kim and Stephen V. CoxonSECTION II THE COMPONENTS OF CREATIVITY5 Inside-the-Box: An Expertise-Based Approach to Creativity in EducationRobert W. Weisberg and Michael Hanchett Hanson6 Motivation Is EverythingBeth A. Hennessey7 The Creative Tapestry: Collaborative PartnershipsGail Bush8 Encouraging Creative Achievement: How to Develop the Habits of Mind Necessary for Creative ProductionLori J. Flint9 Acting on Curiosity: What's Changed, What Hasn't, and What Educators Can DoMarilyn P. Arnone and Ruth V. SmallSECTION III CREATIVITY IN THE CLASSROOM AND THE SCHOOL LIBRARY OF CURIOUS DELIGHT10 Creativity in the Classroom: Teachers and Librarians TogetherAlane Jordan Starko11 The Application of Common Core State Standards to Foster Creativity and CuriosityCarolyn Coil12 The Potential of Technology to Foster CreativityBrian C. Housand13 Fostering Creativity through InquiryJami Biles Jones14 The Role of the School Librarian in Developing Creativity through Future Problem SolvingBonnie L. Cramond and Suehyeon Paek15 Bibliocreativity: How Books and Stories Develop CreativityBrian SturmAppendix A: Creative Solution and Diagnosis Scale (CSDS)Appendix B: Future Problem Solving International Topic ListsResourcesIndexAbout the Editors and Contributors