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Several studies have shown that students' ability to learn in an in-depth and creative way decreases during their university years. The cases covered in this section show that it is possible to reverse that trend.
A wealth of good advice is to be found in the reports. They may differ in terms of their operational definition of creativity and the disciplinary areas on which the studies are based, but the overlap in their conclusions are noteworthy. They show that it is possible to promote students' creativity and innovation provided some key conditions are met:
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