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ARTWARD BOUND: THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF CREATIVITY
by
Kamella D. Tate
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCTION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
May 2007
Copyright 2007 Kamella D. Tate
Object Description
| Title | Artward bound: the lived experience of creativity |
| Author | Tate, Kamella D. |
| Author email | kamellat@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2007-02-27 |
| Date submitted | 2007 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2007-03-31 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Hocevar, Dennis |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Polkinghorne, Donald E. Dembo, Myron H. |
| Abstract | BACKGROUND. Creativity is a complex construct that challenges traditional research methodologies. Although significant understanding of the "four P's" of creative achievement (person, process, product, and press) has been gleaned from studies utilizing cognitive, psychometric, social, and developmental approaches, the literature is inadequate with regard to experiential investigations that might balance or amend quantitative measurements with qualitative descriptions of "what's it like."; PURPOSE. Borrowing strategies from phenomenology and heuristics, the current study began with the proposition that the experience of creativity, or how the phenomenon appears in the artist's consciousness, is a defining feature of the construct, one that should be considered in tandem with explanatory and predictive research. The study's guiding purpose was to explore and describe the nature of the lived experience of creativity, eliciting structures, capturing meanings, and synthesizing essential themes.; METHODS. Conducted on-site at a major regional theatre, the study used interviews and observations to document experiential characteristics of creative activity. The 13 participants (five designers, two directors, six actors) were highly qualified in their respective fields, well regarded by the national theatre community, and deemed "experts" by virtue of reputation and experience. Each took part in two to five semi-structured interviews; additionally, rehearsals and performances were observed during critical periods. Interview transcripts, field notes, and literary and nonliterary artifacts were compiled into the data corpus, which was then analyzed to uncover meaningful individual and composite portraits.; FINDINGS AND IMPLICATIONS. The artist's experience of creativity was found to be a multifaceted array of emotions, meanings, and perceptions described as "engagement in a psychophysical feeling of being connected" as "understanding a meaningful existential purposing" and as "having an awareness of a revealed transcendent knowing." Periods of deepest absorption in creative activity were characterized by a sensation of extending beyond one's familiar identity while channeling insights not accessible in "real" life. When contextualized to four areas of interest - research, theatre, education, and business - knowledge of the phenomenal experience of creativity may serve to distinguish creative work from other activities, enhance motivation and collaboration, improve educational practices, and otherwise facilitate the achievement of valued social and organizational goals. |
| Keyword | phenomenology; heuristics; art; artists; theater |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m334 |
| Rights | Tate, Kamella D. |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Tate-20070331 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume17/etd-Tate-20070331.pdf |
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| Full text | ARTWARD BOUND: THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF CREATIVITY by Kamella D. Tate A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCTION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION May 2007 Copyright 2007 Kamella D. Tate |
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