Teachers’ promotion of creativity in basic schools
Date
2013
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
American Journal of Social and Management Science
Abstract
The study was conducted to find out the role of tea
chers in fostering creat
ivity among basic
school student
s
in Ghana
. The sample was drawn on 172 teachers
,
with different teaching
qualifications and experience
between the ages of 20 and 60 years
. The findings show that
teachers at the basic level of educa
t
ion promote creativity among
students through motivation,
divergent thinking, and the promotion of a conducive learning environment. Again, it was found
out that teachers view the promotion of creativity as a joint responsibility of parents and teachers.
Finally, although teachers agree that creativity is fostered through motivation, there was no
statistically significant difference between teachers who view creativity to be intrinsically
motivated and those who view it to be extrinsically motivated. The i
mplications of the findings are
examined.
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Keywords
Creativity, Motivation, Environment, Parents, Teachers, Basic school students, Divergent thinking
Citation
Nyarko, K., Akenten, W., & Abdul-Nasiru, I. (2013). Teachers’ promotion of creativity in basic schools. American Journal of Social and Management Science, 4(2), 63-70