Outside the Box
- Christine Miller
- Laura Cruz
- Jacob Kelley
Abstract
Can creativity be taught? Multiple sources attest that the business community values creativity in potential new hires, but a signature pedagogy of teaching for creativity in business classes has not yet emerged. To contribute to a body of evidence-based practice, this study assessed the impact of several in-class activities that were deployed among undergraduate business students to see if these enhanced their creative problem-solving abilities, as assessed by pre- and post-intervention measures. The results were moderately encouraging and suggest domain-specific teaching and learning strategies. Further, the results offer encouragement to all instructors, irrespective of any prior experience with creativity-enhancing efforts.
Keywords: creativity; creative problem-solving; creative thinking; business management
How to Cite:
Miller, C., Cruz, L. & Kelley, J., (2021) “Outside the Box”, Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education 4(1), 76-93. doi: https://doi.org/10.36021/jethe.v4i1.204
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