An investigation of imagination in public education
Date
2013
Authors
Viney, Marcus W., author
Coke, Pamela, advisor
O'Donnell-Allen, Cindy, committee member
Lucero, Rodrick, committee member
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Current literature concerning the role of imagination in education widely ignores the perspectives of students and teachers. This qualitative study aims to examine these perspectives through interviews with two language arts teachers and three students in two secondary school contexts. My research questions were: (1) What role does the imagination have in secondary education? (2) To what extent does the imagination deserve our attention as teachers? (3) What types of instruction, activities, and learning environments support student imagination? Participants reported that imagination plays a crucial role in education and offered several ideas about how best to cultivate imagination in the classroom. Given these findings I conclude that it is imperative that imagination receives more attention from educators and researchers.
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creativity
public education
innovation
imagination