Creative Schools

Revolutionizing Education from the Ground Up
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Creative Schools by Sir Ken Robinson and Lou Aronica explores how education systems worldwide can be transformed to encourage creativity, innovation, and personalised learning. The authors challenge the traditional approach to schooling and offer insights into more flexible and engaging ways to cultivate individual talents and foster a passion for learning in students. This book serves as both a critique of conventional educational models and a call to action for a more dynamic and inclusive educational experience.
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This book may appeal to you if you're passionate about transforming education systems to better foster creativity and individuality in students. It offers insightful ideas on how schools can cultivate creativity and innovation, drawing on inspirational stories and expert insights to challenge traditional teaching methods.

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Creative Schools

Sets out a new vision for how education can be transformed to enable all young people to flourish. Filled with practical examples and research, this title intends to inspire the change our children urgently need.

An inspiring book on how we can change our education system, from the bestselling author of The Element.

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An inspiring book on how we can change our education system, from the bestselling author of The Element

In Creative Schools, Ken Robinson sets out his practical vision for how education can be transformed to enable all young people to flourish and succeed in the 21st century.

Written with Robinson's trademark wit and engaging style, and filled with practical examples, anecdotes, and ground-breaking research, Creative Schools highlights the people and projects that are already revolutionising education through innovative approaches to teaching, learning, and school culture.

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Creative Schools by Sir Ken Robinson and Lou Aronica has been praised for its inspirational and transformative approach to education, offering a strategic plan for change that is both actionable and globally influential. It effectively combines Robinson's experience and passion into a manifesto advocating for creativity in education, garnering acclaim from notable figures for its compelling arguments and readability. The book is seen as a call to address the emerging educational challenges and is viewed as a catalyst for revolution, encouraging readers to take action and embrace change.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141978574

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 March 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 235g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Ken Robinson (Author) Sir Ken Robinson, PhD, is an internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human potential. He advises governments, corporations, education systems, and some of the world's leading cultural organizations. The videos of his famous talks to the prestigious TED Conference have been watched by an estimated 300 million people in over 150 countries. Lou Aronica (Author) Lou Aronica is the author of two novels and coauthor of several works of non-fiction, including The Culture Code (with Clotaire Rapaille) and The Element.

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