Creativity and Education in China

Carol A. Mullen is a Professor of Educational Leadership at Virginia Tech and a U.S. Fulbright Scholar. Dr. Mullen is recipient of the 2016 Jay D. Scribner Mentoring Award from the University Council for Educational Administration. She also received the 2017 Living Legend Award from the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration.

Contents

Illustrations

Foreword by Faye Snodgress

Preface

Introduction

Acknowledgments

Part I: Environment

1 Creativity Frames and Aesthetic Study in Chinese Environments

2 Economics and Education in the Asia–Pacific Century

Part II: Expression Cases

3 Dragon, Fish, and Butterfly in Rural Pre-K–12 Schools

4 Garden, Horse, and Crane in Urban Pre-K–12 Schools

Part III: Innovation Cases

5 Larva: Discovery of Creativity in Undergraduate Education

6 Bamboo: Accountability Debate in Undergraduate Education

7 Water: Curriculum in an Accountability–Creativity Environment

8 Bat: Creativity in Postsecondary Science

Epilogue

Index

Figures

1.1 A Synthesis of Psychology Models of Creativity for Education

3.1 Kindergarten Dragon

3.2 Schools of Fish

3.3 A Boy's Dragon Etching

4.1 Garden Rooftop

4.2 Horses Running Wild

4.3 Elder Cradling Child

5.1 Miracle Geniuses’ 3D Paper Poster Rendering of the 4-Cs

5.2 Step-by-Step’s 3D Paper Poster Rendering of the 4-Cs

5.3 Cardinal Direction’s 3D Paper Poster Rendering of the 4-Cs

5.4 Overall Curriculum and Phase I Component: Creativity and Accountability Interplay in the Larva Case

7.1 Overall Curriculum and Phase III Component: Creativity and Accountability Interplay in the Water Case