Research and Policy

Creativity and Tackling Prejudice

Powerpoint Presentation by Stephen Bullock, Development Officer for Creativity with Education Scotland, delivered to the Education Scotland & Renfrewshire Council national event: Tackling Prejudiced based bullying & Promoting Equality and Diversity

It argues that the creativity skills, especially open-mindedness, are central to tackling prejudice and prejudice based bullying and are a means of embedding this agenda across the curriculum and challenging prejudice at its root, in the habits of mind of the individual. Can truly creative people harbour strong prejudices?

Key messages:
Developing creativity skills can undermine prejudice at a fundamental level
Developing creativity skills is a responsibility for all
By using creative approaches the solutions to prejudice based bullying can be unexpected

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