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The Internationalization Of Creativity As A Learning Competence, Tavis D. Jules, Kelly Cebold Sundberg

Education: School of Education Faculty Publications and Other Works

This study uses a quantitative content analysis of learning competences – as described and prescribed in 21^st century frameworks – and those competences evaluated by international assessments to explore the nexus between recommendation and reality. In drawing insights from the theoretical underpinnings of human capital theory we argue, with respect to creativity, that (i) there is a degree of alignment in the prescription and assessment of creativity as a learning competence and (ii) there is a divergence in the way the competence is discussed, which may account for the lack of acknowledgement as a key skill in preparing students …