Understanding co-creativity in real-world problem solving in project-based learning in higher education
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https://doi.org/10.51657/ric.v6i2.51585Keywords:
creativity, co-creativity, problem solving, real-world problems, cultural historical activity theory (CHAT), concept formation, higher education, project-based learningAbstract
The present study constitutes a preliminary effort to frame co-creativity, project-based learning and real-world problem-solving under a cultural historical activity theory framework. The paper establishes co-creativity as collective concept formation in the wild and collective mediation as primary elements for the study of real-world problem solving in higher education. This study aims at bridging gaps between co-creative real-world problem solving in higher education and knowledge, competency, action between higher education and the real world.
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