Most people accept that early years education should aim to develop children's creativity, but this raises a number of questions: What is creativity? How does it relate to such concepts as imagination, self-expression and intelligence? Why is it valuable?--and in what ways? Can creativity be taught? And, if so, how? And how can it be assessed?In this carefully-weighed, clearly written and scholarly study, Anna Craft answers these and related questions, providing in the process a comprehensive guide to creativity for all those who work with children in the early years.

Anna Craft is Senior Lecturer in Education at the Open University, UK

Part 1: The Early Years and Primary Curriculum
Part 2: Exploring and Evaluating "little c" creativity
Part 3: Applying "little c" creativity in Early Years
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