La creatività come costrutto e come dimensione di indagine scientifica

Overview & Synopsis

The book is aimed at those interested—coming from various educational fields—who wish to deepen their understanding of the evolution of the construct and epistemology of creativity. It presents a detailed and multidisciplinary overview of this phenomenon, highlighting its multifaceted nature and its crucial role in education, through a complex and transdisciplinary perspective. By relating the historical succession of theories and models in specific scientific research, the book provides an overview of an open and dynamic academic debate, considering creativity as a transversal and trainable competence. Thanks to scientific studies in the field and contributions from academics belonging to other disciplines, creativity has distinguished itself from related concepts such as imagination, invention, fantasy, innovation, and discovery, developing its own autonomous status. By highlighting the attitudes, contexts, processes, and conditions that promote the emergence of this resource, the volume also outlines how education for its authentic and generative expression becomes essential for understanding and addressing the challenges of present-day complexity: creativity, as a transformative practice—both individual and collective—is capable of contributing to the growth of the human being, oriented towards the common good and active citizenship. In the Appendix, there is a systematic study of the definitions of creativity in various disciplinary fields, with the aim of providing further guidance for epistemological exploration.