| An Exploratory Search on an University Creativity Liberal Arts Curriculum Practicality and Alternative Methods: Based on the Analysis of Individual Creativity and Group Creativity |
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Jung-Eon Kwon, Sang Jib Kwon |
| 대학 창의 교양교육 체계의 실제와 대안 탐색 |
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권정언, 권상집 |
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| Abstract |
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Creativity in the workplace and universities has become an increasingly significant factor of national creative economy policies and needs of firms on high talented people. Therefore, the aim of this study is to comprehensively explores the creative education curriculum of universities in Korea and examines the links between a Chungnam-based university s creativity curriculum reorganization direction and practical implications on overall creativity curriculum design. For the practical contribution, separated but interrelated studies are conducted with more specific approaches of creative learning.
At first, our study focused on creative curriculum information through Korea national institute for general education. The objective of this research is to search a current status of creativity contents and teaching-learning methods of universities in Korea. Also, our studies were undertaken to investigate the needs of students in a J university. Results of the preliminary study revealed that diversification of creativity curriculums, reorganization of creative contents including practical implications, active participations of the learner based on discussion, and professors encouragement of autonomous atmosphere and brainstorming. This research also found that creativity education has lacked any enhancing creativity factors.
A case sample J university in Korea has attempted to rectify these weaknesses in many ways. This case study found that (1) the fit between cultivating creativity and the role of each department was associated with reorganizing creativity education process. For example, liberal art programs train basic creativity concept and understanding. Also, each department is responsible for in-depth education on creativity. (2) When the environment become more dynamic, more multiple integrative roles based on convergence between contents and learning methods are needed for the successful improvement of creativity education. (3) Finally, a J university may find it useful to encourage discussion, brainstorming, and presentation so that active behaviors are exhibited by many students. Therefore, our study provides evidence for reorganization of creativity curriculum as potential crucial elements for learners and professors.
Our study illustrates the future creativity curriculum direction based on previous literature of individual and group creativity and case study result, and further sheds light on the important relationships of critical roles of universities on reorganization of creativity curriculum in the expansion process of creativity learning. |
| Key Words:
Creativity, Individual Creativity, Group Creativity, Creativity Curriculum, Convergence Course, Teaching-Learning Method |
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