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Stylianidou, Fani; Glauert, Esme; Rossis, Dimitris; Compton, Ashley; Cremin, Teresa; Craft, Anna and Havu-Nututinen, Sari (2018). Fostering Inquiry and Creativity in Early Years STEM Education: Policy Recommendations from the Creative Little Scientists Project. European Journal of STEM Education, 3(3), article no. 15.

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Cremin, Teresa; Glauert, Esme; Craft, Anna; Compton, Ashley and Styliandou, Fani (2015). Creative little scientists: exploring pedagogical synergies between inquiry-based and creative approaches in Early Years science. Education 3-13, 43(4) pp. 404–419.

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Craft, Anna; Cremin, Teresa; Hay, Penny and Clack, Jim (2014). Creative primary schools: developing and maintaining pedagogy for creativity. Ethnography and Education, 9(1) pp. 16–34.

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Cremin, Teresa; Chappell, Kerry and Craft, Anna (2013). Reciprocity between narrative, questioning and imagination in the early and primary years: examining the role of narrative in possibility thinking. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 9 pp. 135–151.

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Craft, Anna (2013). Childhood, possibility thinking and wise, humanising educational futures. International Journal of Educational Research, 61 pp. 126–134.

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Soler, Janet; Walsh, Christopher; Craft, Anna; Rix, Jonathan and Simmons, Katy (2012). Introduction. In: Soler, Janet; Walsh, Christopher; Craft, Anna; Rix, Jonathan and Simmons, Katy eds. Transforming Practice: Critical issues in equity, diversity and education. Stoke-on-Trent: Trentham Books, xi-xv.

Soler, Janet; Walsh, Christopher; Craft, Anna; Rix, Jonathan and Simmons, Katy eds. (2012). Transforming Practice: Critical Issues in Equity, Diversity and Education. Stoke-on-Trent: Trentham Books.

Craft, Anna; McConnon, Linda and Paige-Smith, Alice (2012). Child-initiated play and professional creativity: enabling four-year-olds' possibility thinking. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 7(1) pp. 48–61.

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Craft, Anna; Cremin, Teresa; Burnard, Pamela; Dragovic, Tatjana and Chappell, Kerry (2012). Possibility thinking: culminative studies of an evidence-based concept driving creativity? Education 3-13, 41(5) pp. 538–556.

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Craft, Anna (2012). Childhood in a digital age: creative challenges for educational futures. London Review of Education, 10(2) pp. 173–190.

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Megalakiki, Olga; Craft, Anna and Cremin, Teresa (2012). The nature of creativity: cognitive and confluence perspectives. Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 10(3) pp. 1035–1056.

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Chappell, Kerry; Rolfe, Linda; Craft, Anna and Jobbins, Veronica (2011). Close Encounters: Dance Partners for Creativity. Stoke on Trent: Trentham.

Chappell, Kerry and Craft, Anna (2011). Creative learning conversations: producing living dialogic spaces. Educational Research, 53(3) pp. 363–385.

Chappell, Kerry; Rolfe, Linda; Craft, Anna and Jobbins, Veronica (2011). Close Encounters: Dance Partners for Creativity. Stoke on Trent: Trentham Books.

Paige-Smith, Alice and Craft, Anna eds. (2011). Developing Reflective Practice in the Early Years (2nd ed.). Berkshire: McGraw Hill, Open University Press.

Craft, Anna (2010). Creativity and Education Futures: Learning in a Digital Age. Stoke-on-Trent, UK: Trentham Books.

Paige-Smith, A. and Craft, A. eds. (2010). O desenvolvimento da prática reflexiva na educação infantile [Developing Reflective Practice in the Early Years]. Porto Alegre, Brazil: Artmed Editora.

Craft, A. (2010). Possibility thinking and wise creativity: educational futures in England? In: Bhegetto, R. and Kaufman, J. eds. Nurturing Creativity in the Classroom. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, pp. 289–312.

Chappell, Kerry; Craft, Anna; Rolfe, Linda and Jobbins, Veronica (2009). Dance partners for creativity: choreographing space for co-participative research into creativity and partnership in dance education. Research in Dance Education, 10(3) pp. 177–197.

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Paige-Smith, Alice and Craft, Anna (2009). Reflection and developing a community of practice. In: Miller, Linda; Cable, Carrie and Goodliff, Gill eds. Supporting Children's Learning in the Early Years, 2nd edition. London/New York: Routledge, pp. 192–198.

Craft, Anna and Chappell, Kerry (2009). Fostering possibility through co-researching creative movement with 7-11 year olds. In: Blenkinsop, Sean ed. The Imagination in Education: Extending the Boundaries of Theory and Practice. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Craft, Anna (2009). An English translation? Multiple intelligences in England. In: Chen, Jie-Qi; Moran, Seana and Gardner, Howard eds. Multiple Intelligences Around the World. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Craft, Anna (2009). Creativity. In: Anderman, Eric M. and Anderman, Lynley Hicks eds. Psychology of Classroom Learning: An Encyclopedia, Volume 1. Detroit: Macmillan Reference.

Chappell, Kerry and Craft, Anna (2009). Creative Science Teaching Labs: new dimensions in CPD. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 4(1) pp. 44–59.

Craft, Anna (2008). Trusteeship, wisdom and the creative future of education? UNESCO Observatory: Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Research in the Arts, 1(3) pp. 1–20.

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Craft, Anna (2008). Studying collaborative creativity: Implications for education. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 3(3) pp. 241–245.

Craft, Anna and Jeffrey, Robert (2008). Creativity and performativity in teaching and learning: tensions, dilemmas, constraints, accommodations and synthesis. British Educational Research Journal, 34(5) pp. 577–584.

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Chappell, Kerry; Craft, Anna; Burnard, Pamela and Cremin, Teresa (2008). Question-posing and question-responding: the heart of 'Possibility Thinking' in the early years. Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 28(3) pp. 267–286.

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Craft, Anna; Chappell, Kerry and Twining, Peter (2008). Learners reconceptualising education: widening participation through creative engagement? Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 45(3) pp. 235–245.

Paige-Smith, Alice and Craft, Anna eds. (2008). Developing Reflective Practice in the Early Years. Berkshire, UK: Open University Press.

Paige-Smith, Alice; Rix, Jonathan and Craft, Anna (2008). Reflective Family-Centred Practices: parents' perspectives and early intervention. In: Paige-Smith, Alice and Craft, Anna eds. Developing Reflective Practice in the Early Years. UK: Open University Press, pp. 145–159.

Paige-Smith, Alice and Craft, Anna (2008). Developing reflective practice. In: Paige-Smith, Alice and Craft, Anna eds. Developing Reflective Practice in the Early Years. Maidenhead: McGraw Hill,/Open University Press, pp. 25–39.

Craft, Anna and Paige-Smith, Alice (2008). What does it mean to reflect on our practice? In: Paige-Smith, Alice and Craft, Anna eds. Developing Reflective Practice in the Early Years. Maidenhead: McGraw Hill/Open University Press, pp. 13–24.

Craft, Anna (2008). Voyages of Discovery: Looking at Models of Engagement. London: Creative Partnerships London North.

Cochrane, Pat; Craft, Anna and Jefferey, Graham (2008). Mixed messages or permissions and opportunities? Reflections on current policy perspectives on creativity in education. In: Sefton-Green, Julian ed. Creative Learning. London: Creative Partnerships, pp. 27–39.

Craft, Anna and Paige-Smith, Alice (2008). Reflective practice. In: Miller, Linda and Cable, Carrie eds. Professionalism in the Early Years. London: Hodder Arnold, pp. 87–97.

Craft, Anna; Cremin, Teresa and Burnard, Pamela (2008). Creative learning: an emergent concept. In: Craft, Anna; Cremin, Teresa and Burnard, Pamela eds. Creative Learning 3-11 and How We Document It. Stoke on Trent: Trentham Books Ltd..

Craft, Anna; Cremin, Teresa; Burnard, Pamela and Chappell, Kerry (2008). Possibility thinking with children in England aged 3-7. In: Craft, Anna; Cremin, Teresa and Burnard, Pamela eds. Creative Learning 3-11 and How We Document It. Stoke-on-Trent: Trentham Books Ltd., pp. 65–74.

Craft, A. (2008). Creativity and early years settings. In: Paige-Smith, A. and Craft, A. eds. Developing Reflective Practice in the Early Years. Buckingham: Open University Press, pp. 93–107.

Craft, Anna; Gardner, Howard and Claxton, Guy (2008). Nurturing creativity, wisdom and trusteeship in education: a collective debate. In: Craft, Anna; Gardner, Howard and Claxton, Guy eds. Creativity, Wisdom and Trusteeship: Exploring the Role of Education. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Craft, Anna (2008). Tensions in creativity and education: enter wisdom and trusteeship? In: Craft, Anna; Gardner, Howard and Claxton, Guy eds. Creativity, Wisdom and Trusteeship: Exploring the Role of Education. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Claxton, Guy; Craft, Anna and Gardner, Howard (2008). Concluding thoughts: good thinking - education for wise creativity. In: Craft, Anna; Gardner, Howard and Claxton, Guy eds. Creativity, Wisdom and Trusteeship: Exploring the Role of Education. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Paige-Smith, A; Rix, J and Craft, A (2008). Reflective family-centered practices: parents' perspectives and early intervention. In: Paige-Smith, A and Craft, A eds. Developing Practice in the Early Years. Berkshire: McGraw Hill, Open University, pp. 145–159.

Paige-Smith, A. and Craft, A. (2008). Reflection and developing a community of practice. In: Paige-Smith, A and Craft, A eds. Developing Reflective Practice in the Early Years. Berkshire: McGraw Hill, Open University, pp. 170–178.

Paige-Smith, A; Craft, A and Craft, M (2008). Democratic reflective practice in the early years. In: Paige-Smith, A and Craft, A eds. Developing Reflective Practice in the Early Years. Berkshire: McGraw Hill, Open University, pp. 179–186.

Paige-Smith, Alice and Craft, Anna (2007). Postscript: democratic reflective practice in the early years. In: Paige-Smith, Alice; Craft, Anna and Craft, Michael eds. Developing Reflective Practice in the Early Years. Buckingham, UK: Open University Press / McGraw Hill, pp. 179–186.

Craft, Anna; Cremin, Teresa and Burnard, Pamela (2007). Creative learning 3-11: and how we document it. UK: Trentham.

Craft, Anna; Cremin, Teresa; Burnard, Pamela and Chappell, Kerry (2007). Teacher stance in creative learning: A study of progression. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2(2) pp. 136–147.

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Craft, Anna (2007). Possibility thinking in the early years and primary classroom. In: Tan, Ai-Girl ed. Creativity: a Handbook for Teachers. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing, pp. 231–250.

Craft, A.; Cremin, T.; Burnard, P. and Chappell, K. (2007). Developing creative learning through possibility thinking with children aged 3-7. In: Craft, A.; Cremin, T. and Burnard, P. eds. Creative Learning 3-11 and How We Document It. London, UK: Trentham.

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Grainger, Teresa; Craft, Anna and Burnard, Pamela (2007). Examining possibility thinking in action in early years settings. In: Opening Doors to Imaginative Education: Connecting Theory to Practice (Broom, C ed.), Unknown.

Craft, Anna; Twining, Peter and Chappell, Kerry (2007). Aspiring to transform education? 'Impossibility thinking' as a living experiment: Young learners aspiring towards creative education futures. In: British Educational Research Association Conference, Sep 2007, London, UK.

Twining, Peter; Craft, Anna and Chappell, Kerry (2007). Learners reconceptualising education: Widening participation through creative engagement? In: Higher Education Academy: Creativity or Conformity? Building Cultures of Creativity in Higher Education, 8-10 Jan 2007, Cardiff.

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Cremin, Teresa; Burnard, Pamela and Craft, Anna (2006). Pedagogy and possibility thinking in the early years. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 1(2) pp. 108–119.

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Faulkner, Dorothy; Coates, Elizabeth; Craft, Anna and Duffy, Bernadette (2006). Creativity and cultural innovation in early childhood education. International Journal of Early Years Education, 14(3) pp. 191–199.

Burnard, Pamela; Craft, Anna; Cremin, Teresa; Duffy, Bernadette; Hanson, Ruth; Keene, Jean; Haynes, Lindsay and Burns, Dawn (2006). Documenting ‘possibility thinking': a journey of collaborative enquiry. International Journal of Early Years Education, 14(3) pp. 243–262.

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Craft, Anna (2006). Fostering creativity with wisdom. Cambridge Journal of Education, 36(3) pp. 337–350.

Craft, Anna (2006). Creativity in schools' education. In: Jackson, Norman; Oliver, Martin; Shaw, Malcolm and Wisdom, James eds. Developing creativity in Higher Education: an imaginative curriculum. London, UK: RoutlegeFalmer, pp. 19–28.

Craft, Anna (2006). Changing minds about GoodWork? In: Schaler, Jeffrey A. ed. Howard Gardner under fire: the rebel psychologist faces his critics. Peru, Illinois, USA: Open Court Publishing Company, pp. 217–229.

Jeffrey, Bob and Craft, Anna (2006). Creative learning and possibility thinking. In: Jeffrey, Bob ed. Creative learning practices: European experiences. Ethnography and Education. London, UK: Tufnell Press.

Craft, Anna (2006). Preface. In: Bannerman, Christopher; Sofaer, Joshua and Watt, Jane eds. Navigating the Unknown, the creative process in contemporary performing arts. London: Middlesex University Press.

Haynes, Lindsey and Craft, Anna (2005). Enabling Children's Creativity as a Teaching Assistant. In: Cable, Carrie and Eyres, Ian eds. Primary Teaching Assistants: Curriculum in Context. London and Milton Keynes: Routledge in association with the Open University, pp. 151–158.

Craft, Anna (2005). Creativity in schools: tensions and dilemmas. UK: Routledge.

Craft, Anna (2005). Changes in the Landscape for Primary Education. In: Wilson, Anthony ed. Creativity in Primary Schools. Exeter: Learning Matters, pp. 7–18.

Craft, A (2005). Creativity in Schools: Tensions and Dilemmas. Abingdon: Routledge.

Craft, A. (2005). Creativity in Primary Schools. In: Wilson, Anthony ed. Creativity in Primary Education: Theory and Practice. Exeter, U.K.: Learning Matters, pp. 7–32.

Gabel-Dunk, Genie and Craft, Anna (2004). The road to Ithaca: a mentee’s and mentor’s journey. Teacher Development, 8(2) pp. 277–296.

Craft, Anna and Jeffrey, Bob (2004). Creative Practice and Practice which Fosters Creativity. In: Miller, Linda and Devereux, Jane eds. Supporting Children's Learning in the Early Years. London, UK: Routledge, pp. 105–112.

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Jeffrey, Bob and Craft, Anna (2004). Teaching creatively and teaching for creativity: distinctions and relationships. Educational Studies, 30(1) pp. 77–87.

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Craft, Anna (2004). Creative Thinking in the Early Years of Education. In: Fryer, Marilyn ed. Creativity and Cultural Diversity. The Creativity Centre Educational Trust, pp. 137–151.

Craft, Anna and Jeffrey, Bob (2004). Learner inclusiveness for creative learning. Education 3-13, 32(2) pp. 39–43.

Craft, Anna and Jeffrey, Bob (2004). A creative practice and practice which fosters creativity. In: Miller, Linda and Devereux, Jane eds. Supporting Childrens' Learning in the Early Years. London: David Fulton, pp. 105–112.

Craft, A; Miell, D; Vass, E; Whitelock, D; Littleton, K; Joubert, M and Murphy, P (2004). Ignite! Fellowship Programme for Young People: A Research Study. National Endownment for Science Technology and the Arts (NESTA), London, UK.

Craft, A. (2003). Creative thinking in the early years of Education. Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 23(2) pp. 143–154.

Craft, Anna (2003). The limits to creativity in education: dilemmas for the educator. British Journal of Educational Studies, 51(2) pp. 113–127.

Craft, Anna (2003). Early years education in England and little c creativity: the third wave? Korean Journal of thinking and problem solving, 13(1) pp. 49–58.

Craft, Anna (2002). Creativity and Early Years Education: A lifewide foundation. Continuum Studies in Lifelong Learning. London, UK: Continuum.

Craft, Anna R.; Martin, David. S. and Tillema, Harm (2002). International collaboration: challenges for researchers. Educational Forum, 66(4)

Martin, David S.; Craft, Anna R. and Tillema, H. (2002). Developing Critical and Creative Thinking Strategies in Primary School Pupils: An Inter-Cultural Study of Teachers’ Learning. Journal of In-Service Education, 28(1) pp. 115–134.

Martin, D.S.; Craft, A. and Sheng, Z.N. (2001). The impact of cognitive strategy instruction on deaf learners: an international comparative study. American Annals of the Deaf, 146(4) pp. 366–378.

Craft, Anna (2001). 'Little c Creativity'. In: Craft, Anna; Jeffrey, Robert and Leibling, Mike eds. Creativity in education. London and New York: Continuum, pp. 45–61.

Craft, Anna; Jeffrey, Bob and Leibling, Mike eds. (2001). Creativity in Education. London, UK: Continuum.

Jeffrey, Robert and Craft, Anna (2001). The Universalization of creativity. In: Craft, Anna; Jeffrey, Robert and Leibling, Mike eds. Creativity in Education. London: Continuum.

Craft, Anna (2001). Neuro-linguistic Programming and learning theory. Curriculum Journal, 12(1) pp. 125–136.

Soler, Janet M.; Craft, Anna and Burgess, Hilary eds. (2000). Teacher development: exploring our own practice. Developing Practice in Primary Education. London, UK: Sage.

Craft, Anna (2000). Continuing Professional Development: A Pracical Guide for Teachers and Schools (2nd edition). London, U.K. and New York, NY, U.S.: Routledge Falmer in association with The Open University.

Craft, Anna (2000). Creativity Across the Primary Curriculum: Framing and Developing Practice. London: Routledge.

Craft, Anna; Dugal, Jana; Dyer, Gordon; Jeffrey, Bob and Lyons, Tom eds. (1997). Can you teach creativity? Nottingham: Education Now.