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Fostering Creative Problem Solvers in Higher Education: A Response to Complexity of Societies

Fostering Creative Problem Solvers in Higher Education: A Response to Complexity of Societies

Chunfang Zhou
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781522506430|ISBN10: 1522506438|EISBN13: 9781522506447
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0643-0.ch001
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Zhou, Chunfang. "Fostering Creative Problem Solvers in Higher Education: A Response to Complexity of Societies." Handbook of Research on Creative Problem-Solving Skill Development in Higher Education, edited by Chunfang Zhou, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 1-23. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0643-0.ch001

APA

Zhou, C. (2017). Fostering Creative Problem Solvers in Higher Education: A Response to Complexity of Societies. In C. Zhou (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Creative Problem-Solving Skill Development in Higher Education (pp. 1-23). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0643-0.ch001

Chicago

Zhou, Chunfang. "Fostering Creative Problem Solvers in Higher Education: A Response to Complexity of Societies." In Handbook of Research on Creative Problem-Solving Skill Development in Higher Education, edited by Chunfang Zhou, 1-23. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0643-0.ch001

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Abstract

Recent studies have emphasized issues of social emergence based on thinking of societies as complex systems. The complexity of professional practice has been recognized as the root of challenges for higher education. To foster creative problem solvers is a key response of higher education in order to meet such challenges. This chapter aims to illustrate how to understand: 1) complexity as the nature of professional practice; 2) creative problem solving as the core skill in professional practice; 3) creativity as interplay between persons and their environment; 4) higher education as the context of fostering creative problem solvers; and 5) some innovative strategies such as Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and building a learning environment by Information Communication Technology (ICT) as potential strategies of creativity development. Accordingly, this chapter contributes to bridge the complexity of societies, creative problem solving skills, and higher education development in one theoretical framework.

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