FOSTERING CREATIVITY THROUGH EDUCATION – KEY FACTORS, AND ACTION DIRECTIONS
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26 March 2026
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15 March 2014
Abstract
THOUGH MOST RESEARCHERS AGREE THAT CREATIVITY CAN BE THOUGHT, THERE ARE VERY FEW EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES SPECIFICALLY AIMED TO IMPROVE CREATIVITY OF THE STUDENTS., THIS PAPER IS A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE VAST LITERATURE DEDICATE D TO THE STUDY OF CREATIVITY FROM A PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE, AIMING TO IDENTIFY THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE CREATIVITY IN A POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE WAY, AND TO DERIVE ACTION DIRECTIONS FOR FOSTERING CREATIVITY IN THE EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT. AN IMPORTANT CONCLUSION OF THIS STUDY IS THAT , THOUGH INTENSELY CRITICIZED FOR BLOCKING THE INNATE CREATIVITY OF THE CHILDREN, A REFORMED SCHOOL, WITH SPECIALLY TRAINED TEACHERS, SEEMS TO REMAIN THE MOST IMPORTANT SOCIAL INSTRUMENT FOR PROMOTING CREATIVITY OF THE STUDENTS ON A LARGE SCALE.
Keywords
EDUCATION FOR CREATIVITY
INNOVATION
MODELS OF CREATIVITY
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