The limits to creativity in education: Dilemmas for the educator

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 113-127

  Craft, Anna ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creativity; Curriculum; Pedagogical dilemmas; Policy; Possible limits to creativity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038181291     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8527.t01-1-00229     Document Type: Review

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