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Glitter, flashlights, and building pillows–about physical prerequisites for creativity
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Education.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5392-7198
2021 (English)In: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, ISSN 1350-293X, E-ISSN 1752-1807, Vol. 29, no 2, p. 278-292Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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This article sets out to discuss physical prerequisites for creativity. Creativity has come to be regarded as one of the most valuable attributes a person can have, at least in today’s Western societies. This article builds on and incorporates material from a Swedish project called Entrepreneurship Liminal space, Creativity, and Understanding. The article covers analysis from interviews and video observations from two different milieus especially planned for creativity. Based on observations and interviews, the article’s goal is to emphasize and discuss the importance of understanding the physical aspects of creativity. Theoretically, the paper highlights the theory of affordances through an underlying theoretical intention is the way of regarding children as agents. Most significantly, this study contributes to the development of knowledge and understanding about how educators in schools, museums, and other educational institutions can create prerequisites for creativity. 

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2021. Vol. 29, no 2, p. 278-292
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affordance, Agency, childhood, creativity, physical environment
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URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-41715DOI: 10.1080/1350293X.2021.1895271ISI: 000626864600001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85102314804OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-41715DiVA, id: diva2:1539165
Available from: 2021-03-23 Created: 2021-03-23 Last updated: 2025-09-25

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