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Makris, Stavros; Welch, Graham F.; Himonides, Evangelos – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2022
The purpose of this study was to explore music teachers' perceptions of, and approaches to, creativity in Primary education. Even though teachers' perceptions on creativity have been investigated broadly and extensively, qualitative research on music teachers' beliefs nurturing the students' creativity in Primary education are less common. In the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Creativity
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Fung, Wing Kai; Chung, Kevin Kien Hoa; He, Mavis Wu-jing – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2021
This study examined the direct and indirect associations among imaginational over-excitability, cognitive play processes, affective play processes, and parent-reported creative potential of Hong Kong Chinese kindergarten children. Participants were 106 parents of local kindergarten children (43.4% girls, mean age = 60.1 months). Parents reported…
Descriptors: Correlation, Young Children, Kindergarten, Parent Attitudes
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Shin, Namin; Jang, Yeon-Ju – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2017
The development of group creativity can be challenging for both young students and their teachers. This study examined the processes and learning outcomes of group creativity training from the perspectives of elementary school students and teachers while identifying critical factors that contributed to the success of the training. Data were…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creativity, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
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Kharkhurin, Anatoliy V. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2009
This study continues the effort to investigate the possible influence of bilingualism on an individual's creative potential. The performances of Farsi-English bilinguals living in the UAE and Farsi monolinguals living in Iran were compared on the Culture Fair Intelligence Test battery and two creativity tests: divergent thinking test (the…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Creative Thinking, Imagination, Indo European Languages
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Cheung, Wai Ming; Tse, Shek Kam; Tsang, Hector WH – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2003
Responding to a definition of creativity, 449 Chinese language teachers identified imagination foremost, followed by inspiration and original ideas as a component of effective writing. Teachers identified developing student confidence and providing an open atmosphere as essential means of fostering creativity. The majority of teachers, however,…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Writing, Creativity, Elementary Education