| Volume 25 Number 3 | January 25, 2024 |
Creative Education or Educational Creativity: Integrating Arts, Social Emotional Aspects and Creative Learning Environments
Galit Zana Sternfeld
Oranim College, Israel
Roni Israeli
Oranim College, Israel
Noam Lapidot-Lefer
Oramin College and University of Haifa, Israel
Citation: Zana-Sternfeld, G., Israeli, R., & Lapidot-Lefer, N. (2024). Creative education or educational creativity: Integrating arts, social emotional aspects and creative learning environments. International Journal of Education & the Arts, 25(3). http://doi.org/10.26209/ijea25n3
Abstract
This paper examines the interplay of creativity, education, and the expressive arts. We begin by presenting a narrative literature review focusing on the use of artistic tools to promote creativity, self-expressiveness, and meaningful aspects of emotional and social learning. This review reveals strong connections between the different components of this interplay, and a special attention is given to the use of arts to promoting creativity and meaningful learning. We then propose the Empowering Creative Education Model (ECEM), which aims to provide a practical framework for employing artistic tools in each of the model's four developmental circles: I, Us, Educational and Community. Each of the four circles includes unique aspects of personal development.
