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July 11, 2012

Authors: Ros McLellan, Maurice Galton, Susan Steward and Charlotte Page Institution: University of Cambridge Full reference: McLellan, R., Galton, M., Steward, S. and Page, C. (2012). The impact of creative initiatives on wellbeing: a literature review. Newcastle: CCE Summary of key findings: This literature review provides a timely overview of an area that is growing

May 23, 2012

Authors: Ellen Spencer, Bill Lucas and Guy Claxton Institution: Centre for Real-World Learning, University of Winchester Full reference: Spencer, E., Lucas, B. and Claxton, G. (2012). Progression in Creativity: a literature review. Newcastle: Creativity, Culture and Education Summary of key findings This literature review provides an overview of the key issues and debates surrounding creativity

November 1, 2011

Author: Pat Thomson Institution: University of Nottingham Full reference: Thomson, P. (2010) Whole School Change: A Literature Review. 2nd ed. Newcastle: Creativity, Culture and Education Summary of key findings This literature review teases out some of the issues that sit beneath the term ‘whole school change’. It is not a comprehensive review of the ‘evidence’,

December 1, 2010

Author: Jackie Marsh Institution: Sheffield University Full reference: Marsh, J. (2010) Childhood, culture and creativity: A literature review. Newcastle: Creativity, Culture and Education Summary of key findings In this review, Jackie Marsh offers an overview of the literature surrounding the culture of childhood, looking at the debates surrounding how young children (defined here up to

December 1, 2010

Author: Ian Menter Institution: University of Glasgow Full reference: Menter, I. (2010) Teachers: Formation, training and identity: A literature review. Newcastle: Creativity, Culture and Education Summary of key findings This literature review provides an overview of how teachers have been trained since the late 19th century up to the present day. It considers connections between

November 1, 2010

Author: Sara Bragg Institution: Open University Full reference: Bragg, S. (2010) Consulting Young People: A literature review. 2nd ed. Newcastle: Creativity, Culture and Education. Summary of key findings This review introduces readers to the field of consultation work with young people. It discusses why the views of young people should be sought, listened to and acted upon, citing

November 1, 2010

Author: Justin O’Connor Institution: Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Full reference: O’Connor, J. (2010) The Cultural and Creative Industries: A Literature Review. 2nd ed. Newcastle: Creativity, Culture and Education Summary of key findings This review takes a sixty year trip from ‘The Culture Industry’, through the ‘cultural industries’, ending at the ‘creative industries’. Its main

April 1, 2010

Authors: Ewan King, Sarah Holloway, Kate Brown, Shama Sawar. Institution: Office of Public Management (OPM) and Development Education Association (DEA) Full reference: King, E., Holloway, S., Brown, K., Sawar, S. (2010). Creativity and education in the Prevent agenda: a review of policy, theory and evidence. Newcastle: Creativity, Culture and Education Summary of key findings As

January 1, 2010

Author: Shakuntala Banaji and Andrew Burn with David Buckingham Institution: Institute of Education, University of London Full reference: Banaji, S., Burn, A., Buckingham, D (2010) The Rhetorics of Creativity: A literature review. 2nd ed. London: Creativity, Culture and Education. Summary of key findings This literature review is an important and original report that surveys the

January 1, 2010

Author: Mike Fleming Institution: Durham University Full reference: Fleming, M. (2010) Arts in Education and Creativity: A literature review. 2nd ed. London: Creativity, Culture and Education. Summary of key findings This literature review offers an historical and theoretical overview of arts education, its place in the English curriculum, and its relationship with creative learning and