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‘Allowing them to dream’: fostering creativity in mathematics undergraduates (2022)
Journal Article
Newton, D., Wang, Y., & Newton, L. (2022). ‘Allowing them to dream’: fostering creativity in mathematics undergraduates. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 46(10), 1334-1346. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877x.2022.2075719

With the rapid development of artificial intelligence, work and leisure is expected to change, and human creative competence is expected to be increasingly important, partly for the workplace and the economy, but also for thriving and well-being. The... Read More about ‘Allowing them to dream’: fostering creativity in mathematics undergraduates.

The Creative Sciences (2021)
Journal Article
Rees, S., & Newton, D. (2021). The Creative Sciences. School science review, 382, 57-62

Creativity lies at the heart of science teaching and learning. However, stereotypically, creativity is more widely associated with the arts than the sciences. In this article, we challenge this perception and demonstrate how to teach for and with cre... Read More about The Creative Sciences.

Fostering creative thinking in a digital world (2020)
Journal Article
Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2020). Fostering creative thinking in a digital world. International journal for talent development and creativity, 8(1 & 2), 19-28

We are now moving rapidly into a new world, one shaped by the Fourth ‘Industrial’ Revolution. This world is one in which digital technologies in various forms will shape work, play and everyday life. Such technologies, unlike the relatively passive o... Read More about Fostering creative thinking in a digital world.

Humanoid robots as teachers and a proposed code of practice (2019)
Journal Article
Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2019). Humanoid robots as teachers and a proposed code of practice. Frontiers in Education, 4, Article 125. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2019.00125

This article will discriminate between kinds of robot, point to its burgeoning development and application in the home and workplace, and describe its growing use in the classroom as a teacher. It will describe its potential to support, for instance,... Read More about Humanoid robots as teachers and a proposed code of practice.

Durham Commission on Creativity and Education (2019)
Report
James, S., Houston, A., Newton, L., Daniels, S., Morgan, N., Coho, W., …Lucas, B. (2019). Durham Commission on Creativity and Education. Arts Council UK and Durham University

A study of children’s classroom questions in relation to elementary science teaching (2018)
Journal Article
Newton, D., Newton, L., & Abrams, P. (2018). A study of children’s classroom questions in relation to elementary science teaching. International journal for talent development and creativity, 6(1-2), 39-50

Scientific enquiry is a creative process, commonly beginning with a question or problem, then generating a tentative answer or solution, and testing it. In the classroom, the question, perhaps in the form of a problem, is generally given, ready-made,... Read More about A study of children’s classroom questions in relation to elementary science teaching.

Teachers’ pedagogies and strategies of engagement (2018)
Journal Article
Davies, L., Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2018). Teachers’ pedagogies and strategies of engagement. International journal for talent development and creativity, 6(1-2), 169-180

Engagement of students in their learning is a positive approach to enhance their educational experience. Engagement is, however, a broad term with a variety of meanings. When attempting to engage students in order to raise their academic attainment i... Read More about Teachers’ pedagogies and strategies of engagement.

The Selection of Potential Undergraduate Students who Lack Customary Academic Qualifications: is a toolkit possible? (2017)
Journal Article
Moreton, I., Newton, D., Newton, L., & Mathias, J. (2017). The Selection of Potential Undergraduate Students who Lack Customary Academic Qualifications: is a toolkit possible?. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 19(3), 64-84. https://doi.org/10.5456/wpll.19.3.64

Widening participation in higher education is now seen as desirable in much of the West, if only for its economic benefits. It can, however, present problems for admissions tutors as applicants can vary widely in age and experience, and may lack conv... Read More about The Selection of Potential Undergraduate Students who Lack Customary Academic Qualifications: is a toolkit possible?.

Creativity as a Twenty-First-Century Competence: An Exploratory Study of Provision and Reality (2017)
Journal Article
Davies, L., Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2018). Creativity as a Twenty-First-Century Competence: An Exploratory Study of Provision and Reality. Education 3-13, 46(7), 879-891. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2017.1385641

Recently, creativity has begun to be talked about as a twenty-first-century competency [UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation). 2006. The World Conference on Arts Education: Building Creative Capacities for the 21st... Read More about Creativity as a Twenty-First-Century Competence: An Exploratory Study of Provision and Reality.

How can the understanding of analysis of sonata form movements be deepened by the use of graphic representation? (2017)
Journal Article
Ferrari, D., Kokotsaki, D., Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2017). How can the understanding of analysis of sonata form movements be deepened by the use of graphic representation?. The journal of music and meaning, 14, 1-20

The aim of the study presented in this paper is to explore the nature of understanding when learning music through the use of ‘graphic representations’ trialled in a learning conversation with a ten-year old flautist. It is argued that the powerful v... Read More about How can the understanding of analysis of sonata form movements be deepened by the use of graphic representation?.

The implementation of object-centred learning through the visual arts: Engaging students in creative, problem-based learning (2017)
Journal Article
Parton, A., Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2017). The implementation of object-centred learning through the visual arts: Engaging students in creative, problem-based learning. International Journal of Education through Art, 13(2), 147-162. https://doi.org/10.1386/eta.13.2.147_1

Many museums now allow more opportunities for students to interact with their artefacts, often in store. At the same time, digital technologies now make it easier for those students to access information about those artefacts, interpret it, and const... Read More about The implementation of object-centred learning through the visual arts: Engaging students in creative, problem-based learning.

Creativity in 21st-Century Education (2014)
Journal Article
Newton, L., & Newton, D. (2014). Creativity in 21st-Century Education. Prospects, 44(4), 575-589. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11125-014-9322-1

The 2006 UNESCO conference Building Creative Competencies for the 21 st Century had international participants and a global reach. The Director-General’s proclamation that “Creativity is our hope” captured the essence of the proceedings and participa... Read More about Creativity in 21st-Century Education.

Teachers' Questions: can they support understanding and higher-level thinking? (2013)
Journal Article
Newton, L. (2013). Teachers' Questions: can they support understanding and higher-level thinking?

The potential of questioning to support learning is widely recognised. When teachers ask questions the assumption is that they (the questions) do something useful and, what is more, the more questions asked, the more good they do. Perhaps this is why... Read More about Teachers' Questions: can they support understanding and higher-level thinking?.

Creativity in English. (2012)
Book Chapter
Newton, L., & Waugh, D. (2012). Creativity in English. In L. Newton (Ed.), Creativity for a New Curriculum: 5-11 (19-35). Routledge

Creativity in Art and Music. (2012)
Book Chapter
Newton, D., Donkin, H., Kokotsaki, D., & Newton, L. (2012). Creativity in Art and Music. In L. Newton (Ed.), Creativity for a New Curriculum: 5-11 (62-79). Routledge