AUTHOR=Michaelidou Antonia , Pitri Eliza 

TITLE=Early childhood student-teachers’ perspectives on creativity

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Education

VOLUME=Volume 7 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/education/articles/10.3389/feduc.2022.1042598

DOI=10.3389/feduc.2022.1042598

ISSN=2504-284X

ABSTRACT=This study reports the finding of a qualitative case study derived from the need of two university instructors not only to revisit knowledge on creativity but to examine the views and perceptions of early childhood student-teachers about creativity. Interviewing early childhood student-teachers’ beliefs on creativity can focus on their general understanding of creativity, the traits of a creative individual, whether creativity can be developed in education, and how it could contribute to early childhood teachers’ professional development. Results provided evidence for specific misconception that early childhood student-teachers might have about creativity and its relation to teaching, and for early childhood student-teachers’ need for a framework and strategy to guide their creative instructional design and teaching.