CREATIVE LITERACY: A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF THE USE OF APPROACHES FROM THE AREA OF DESIGN IN THE AREA OF EDUCATION

Abstract

The central theme of this article is the development of creative capability in the field of Education through Design. It presents a historical overview of the use of approaches from the area of Design in the area of Education, by means of a qualitative methodology, of the descriptive type, with a literature review. The findings of this study were so satisfactory that it was possible to establish a global scenario of the main initiatives found both in the literature and on the Internet. To better understand the contribution of Education in Design, through the concept of Creative Literacy, it was necessary to understand the main currents related to Design and Education by means of a literature review in both areas. The results show that Design is the third area of knowledge, i.e., a line of reasoning based on a vision of human learning, which suggests that there are more than two polarities (humanities and sciences) that are expressed in the notion of cultures. Such an activity is described by Archer (1974) as a third area called Design. With regard to Education, it was concluded that, in general, schools are focused more on the answer rather than on the question, and act predominantly in reproducing what is learned, rather than on reflection.