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Davey, taken at Punmu.
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Recommended next steps
Based on the review of literature, policy
and practices covered in this report, the
overarching recommendation is to forge
stronger interdisciplinary partnerships that
can educate for innovation. Researchers,
school constituents, contemporary art
institutions and other stakeholders should
seek to create reciprocal learning networks
that are jointly focused on initiatives that
increase innovation cultures and capacities.
Optimally, initiatives would be designed in
response to local contexts, challenges and
ideas, and draw on the available resources
of the combined partnership. Research into
these initiatives should, where possible,
employ a longitudinal approach to trialing and
testing, so as to contribute better to policy
developments and wider arts, innovation and
education discourses.
Additionally:
Researchers can develop a clearer profile
of the arts and cultural innovator; design
more robust tools to measure innovation
competencies; make links to innovation within
the new national curriculum framework;
and grow understandings of how innovation
cultures and competencies can be forged
in extra-curricula experiences as well as
the classroom.
Schools can critically reflect on their capacity
to support the innovation agenda; partner
and diversify their means of engagement
with contemporary arts institutions; develop
stronger 21st century learning environments
that support the cultures of innovation;
facilitate knowledge transfers beyond arts
fields and curriculum contexts.
Contemporary arts institutions can actively
promote the language and exemplars of
innovation in the arts; provide young people
and teachers with access to artists’ methods
and skills of innovation, which also have the
potential transform approaches to learning
and curricula; align with business and
community partners who can philosophically
and financially support ambitious learning
initiatives for innovation; identify strategic
ways in which the institution itself can
lead change; integrate the innovation and
education agenda across internal staff teams;
use the institution’s knowledge and networks
of innovation to meet, lead and grow the
ideas and interests of school constituents.
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