INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND CREATIVE LEARNING STYLES. INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

Authors

  • Vasiliki Ioannidi PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece Coordinator/Adjunct Faculty, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus Adjunct Faculty, Hellenic Open University, Greece
  • Konstantinos D. Malafantis PhD, Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejlll.v7i1.445

Keywords:

creativity, inclusion, inclusive education, creative learning styles, creative literacy practices, innovation and creativity skills

Abstract

“Creative thinking skills can be considered one of the key competencies for the twenty-first century—they allow us to remain flexible and provide us with the capacity to deal with the opportunities and challenges that are part of our complex and fast-changing world” (Ritter & Mostert, 2017). This paper concerns the research area of "Inclusive Education" and focuses on a combined approach regarding inclusivity and creativity through interdisciplinary connections. Three creative abilities that can be exercised are the ability to produce a large number of ideas, the ability to produce diverse ideas with an emphasis on solving a real or hypothetical problem and the ability to produce innovative ideas (Paraskevopoulos & Paraskevopoulou, 2009). This paper aims through a review of literature sources to highlight creative learning styles as a contemporary sustainable dynamic of inclusive education (Ioannidi & Malafantis, 2022a) and school improvement for all learning differences (Ioannidi & Malafantis, 2022b) according to WEF 2023 “Defining Education 4.0: A taxonomy for the Future of Learning”.

 

Author Biographies

  • Vasiliki Ioannidi, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece Coordinator/Adjunct Faculty, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus Adjunct Faculty, Hellenic Open University, Greece

    Dr. Vasiliki Ioannidi is a University Staff Scientist, Greece and Cyprus;

    Coordinator & Adjunct Faculty Member in the Master’s Module: “Special and Inclusive Education”, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus;

    Adjunct Faculty Member in the Master’s Module: “Research Methodology in Special Education”, Hellenic Open University, Greece;

    Academic Tutor & e-Learning Developer/ Μember of Writing Team, E-Learning National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Instructor for a lifelong e-learning funded program in Inclusive Pedagogy, NKUA, Greece.

    PhD in Pedagogy with specialization in Special Education/ State Scholarships Foundation, School of Philosophy. Postdoctoral Researcher in Inclusive Education, School of Education. CDP in Education. Cert. in Special Education Programs. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece;

    Member of the ÖGKJP-Sektion Klinische Pädagogik, Austria;

    Member of the Hellenic Educational Society, Greece;

    She has published books and authored journal articles, conference papers, book chapters and E-books. Also, she is an author in Inclusive Pedagogy and Literature at Frankfurter Literaturverlag (Frankfurt A.M.-London, New York).

    Her research interests focus on Special and Inclusive education, Interdisciplinary & Innovative practices in Inclusive Pedagogy and Inclusive Teaching & Digital learning through Teachers’ education activities in Higher Education.

    E-mail: vasiliki.ioannidi@ouc.ac.cy, ioannidi.vasiliki@ac.eap.gr, vioannidi@uoa.gr

    Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.gr/citations?user=grILx-gAAAAJ&hl=el

    ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vasiliki-Ioannidi-2

  • Konstantinos D. Malafantis, PhD, Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

    Konstantinos D. Malafantis (PhD) Professor of Education and Literature, President of the Hellenic Educational Society; Director of the Postgraduate Programme "Sciences of Education"; Director of the Laboratory of Educational Applications and Production of Educational Material, Faculty of Primary Education, School of Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

    E-mail: kmalafant@primedu.uoa.gr

    Academia.edu: https://uoa.academia.edu/KonstantinosMalafantis

    ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Konstantinos_Malafantis

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Published

2023-06-06

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023)

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