This book offers an accessible and comprehensive new introduction to the subject and practice of creativity in early years education. Taylor takes a uniquely rights-based and inclusive approach to creativity, providing students with a holistic, internationally-minded overview of creativity and its place both inside and outside the classroom. Sections focus on:
- Defining creativity and its benefits
- Different modes of creativity
- Creativity in a policy and social context
- Creative pedagogy in practice
- Creative leadership
Each chapter offers questions for critical reflection, illustrative contemporary case studies, and ample suggestions for further reading.