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Unfolding Creativity

British Pioneers in Arts Education from 1890 to 1950

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Editors:
  1. John Howlett

    1. School of Social, Political and Global Studies, Keele University, Keele, UK

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  2. Amy Palmer

    1. School of Education, University of Roehampton, London, UK

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  • Draws together case studies from prominent educators in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • Analyses the impact these educators had on teaching creative arts and crafts subjects in the UKExamines their beliefs, values and the concept of ‘good taste’ and
  • how these ideas were disseminated

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Alternative Education (PSAE)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction: Themes in Arts Education, 1890–1950

    • John Howlett, Amy Palmer
    Pages 1-29

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 253-263
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About this book

This book presents a selection of case studies of pioneers in arts education who were working in the United Kingdom in the period 1890 to 1950. Focusing on music, drama, and visual arts and crafts, the editors and contributors examine the impact these individuals had on developing innovative approaches to these subject areas and how they drew on perspectives that emphasised the need for children’s self-expression. The chapters offer an analysis of the pioneers’ beliefs and values, with a particular emphasis on their ideological positions about identity, nation, and what constituted ‘good taste’. The book further examines how their ideas were disseminated, in so doing interrogating the concept of ‘influence’ in educational theory and practice.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Social, Political and Global Studies, Keele University, Keele, UK

    John Howlett

  • School of Education, University of Roehampton, London, UK

    Amy Palmer

About the editors

John Howlett is Lecturer in Education at Keele University, UK, where he is also Programme Director for undergraduate education. He is the author of Progressive Education: A Critical Introduction (Bloomsbury, 2013) and Edmond Holmes and Progressive Education (Routledge, 2017).

Amy Palmer is Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at the University of Roehampton, UK. She co-edited, with Jane Read, British Froebelian Women from the Mid-Ninetieth to the Twenty-First Century (Routledge, 2021).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Unfolding Creativity

  • Book Subtitle: British Pioneers in Arts Education from 1890 to 1950

  • Editors: John Howlett, Amy Palmer

  • Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Alternative Education

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75738-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) under, exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-75737-3Published: 29 October 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-75740-3Published: 29 October 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-75738-0Published: 28 October 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2946-5036

  • Series E-ISSN: 2946-5044

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 263

  • Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Creativity and Arts Education, History of Education, Alternative Education, Social History

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