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- Vol 4 RE: Chapter 24
productive uncertaintycreative thinkingcuriosityexplorationself-regulationintellectual risk-takingpsychological safetybounded inquiryBook Evidence summaryAt a glance
This interdisciplinary edited volume examines uncertainty as both a condition for and a catalyst of creativity, learning, and development.
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Contributors address how not knowing can produce discomfort or rigidity but can also create doubt, curiosity, exploration, reflection, and possibilities for change. Chapters consider emotion, self-regulation, mindfulness, play, scientific and mathematical sensemaking, childhood development, intellectual character, and creators' self-concepts. The collection avoids treating uncertainty as automatically beneficial: outcomes depend on how people interpret it, whether action seems possible, and what social and educational supports are available. For educators, the volume suggests designing bounded encounters with uncertainty in which learners can ask questions, test ideas, receive guidance, and revise interpretations.
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Productive uncertainty is challenging enough to invite inquiry while remaining psychologically safe and connected to useful knowledge and strategies.
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