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Project Citation: 

YILDIRIM, Yakup. Promoting Creativity in Early Childhood Education. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2023-11-09. https://doi.org/10.3886/E195022V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This study aims to find out the opinions and experience of teachers and teacher candidates on promoting creativity and creative thinking in the early childhood stage within the scope of the current preschool educational program. The method of the study is the basic qualitative research design. The study group consists of 25 preschool teachers employed in the province of Alanya in the city of Antalya, and 25 preschool teacher candidates who were students in their 3rd and 4th year at Akdeniz University, Faculty of Education, Department of Preschool Education. Open-ended questionnaire form was used for getting the opinions of teachers and teacher candidates. The data was analyzed within the principles of content analysis. According to the results of the study, statements on the prominence of creative thinking mainly emphasized the child being able to express her/his emotions and thoughts effectively, developing the child’s problem-solving skills, forming cause- effect relationships, and being able to create a different point of view towards events and situations. As for developing creative thinking, the opinions that come to the forefront are going on trips with the children, conducting art activities, focusing on drama activities, conducting science and maths activities based on research, and motivating children to create authentic products with different materials. On the whole, teachers and teacher candidates expressed that the present preschool educational program has positive contributions to promoting creative thinking in children.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms early childhood education; preschool children
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 3/15/2021 – 6/28/2021
Universe:  View help for Universe Preschool teachers living in Antalya
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