EVELOPING CREATIVE ABILITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL |
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| Authors: | Eunice ML Soriano de Alencar |
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| Institution: | Instituto de Psicologia , Universidade de Brasilia , Brasilia, 70910‐900 , DF Brazil |
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| Abstract: | Studies on the nurturing of creativity by university teachers are rare. In the present study 233 students from two universities, one ranked as one of the best in Brazil (University A) and another ranked low among Brazilian universities (University B) were asked to fill out an inventory designed to evaluate the degree to which different aspects related to creativity had been fostered by their university teachers. Students from University A, compared with those from University B, rated their teachers as providing significantly more favourable conditions for the nurturing of creativity. It was also found that students from the first half of their courses, compared with those from the second half, evaluated their teachers as nurturing significantly more different aspects of creativity. The results point to some characteristics of the learning situation that may contribute to the promotion of creative abilities. These characteristics should be implemented in the educational setting, in order to prepare students for the creative productivity that is necessary in all societies. |
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