Neoliberalism, curriculum development and manifestations of ‘creativity’
Hakala, J., Uusikylä, K., & Järvinen, E.-M. (2015). Neoliberalism, curriculum development and manifestations of ‘creativity’. Improving Schools, 18(3), 250-262. https://doi.org/10.1177/1365480215596239
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There is a manifest tendency for national education policy to follow global economic trends. In
many western
industrialized countries this
relationship has intensified or strengthened
within the last decades. The strengthening of this relationship has been
seen, among other
things, as evidence
of the growing power of
neoliberal
ideology.
The background reference
for
this
article is the emergence
of
a
neoliberal
education policy
ideology
in the two creativity
related
strategies implemented by the Finnish government
during
the first decade of the 21st
century.
The main focus of the study was
the concept of creativity,
for it has appeared to be
the prevailing trend within the Finnish basic education renovation program from 2010 to
2014.
The
sample (n=1163) of
research was composed
of expert teachers, artists and
university level educated
engineers. The results
from the study revealed
the
demanding
influence of the concept of creativity on
curriculum
planning.
Perspectives on the significance
or importance
of creativity and creative education
vary
a lot, and, for instance,
are influenced
by the respondent’s professional background.
The results obtained from the study also
provide the basis
to
reflect
on
the
functionality of national democracy within the context of
the
educational
policy decision making process.
...


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