Reclaiming creativity in the era of impact
Exploring Ideas About Creative Research in Science and Engineering
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4098070 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elaine Walsh (0000-0003-4652-1269, Imperial College London, corresponding author), Katie Anders (0000-0001-8424-9062, Imperial College London), Scott Hancock (0000-0001-8488-2765, Imperial College London), Sally Hancock, Liz Elvidge (Imperial College London) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1259-1273 |
| Publication date | 2013-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03075079.2011.620091 |
| OpenAlex | W2155566750 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 16 |
Creativity is necessary for doctoral students to gain their degrees and for postdoctoral researchers to distinguish themselves. It is, however, a contested concept – which is troubling given its current prominence within dominant discourses in higher education. On the one hand, universities are expected to populate a knowledge economy with creative researchers. On the other hand, there are concerns that the impact agenda is having a ‘deadening’ effect upon creativity. This research explores the broad range of definitions of creativity amongst science and engineering researchers, some of which are surprisingly restricted. It also discusses researchers' views on the role of creativity in their work. Finally, it poses timely questions, both about the impact of the dominant discourses, and the role of the academy in shaping and challenging them.Keywords: creativityimpactearly career academicsinnovationknowledge economy AcknowledgementsThis work was partly funded by Vitae. A series of good practice guides for researchers has been produced (http://www.imperial.ac.uk/graduateschool/studentexperience/creative)
Creativity · Engineering ethics · Higher education · Pedagogy · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions · Engineering · Higher Education and Employability · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,64 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |