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Creative teachers

Bramwell, Gillian, Reilly, Rosemary C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7274-4488, Lilly, Frank R., Kronish, Neomi and Chennabathni, Revathi (2011) Creative teachers. Roeper Review, 33 (4). pp. 228-238. ISSN 0278-3193

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Abstract

Good teaching is creative teaching, yet there is little research focusing on creative teachers themselves. In this article we report a synthesis of 13 qualitative case studies and two quantitative studies of teachers who demonstrated everyday or local creativity in their work. Themes and categories were identified through constant comparison and inter-relationships among themes were explored. Four themes are described: personal characteristics, community, process, and outcomes. Teachers' creative process emerged from the interaction between their personal characteristics, including personal intelligences, motivation, and values, and the communities in which they worked and lived. This process resulted in a wide variety of outcomes. The findings suggest that cooperation between teachers and administrators is essential for teachers to succeed in creating positive change.

Divisions:Concordia University > Faculty of Arts and Science > Applied Human Sciences
Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Authors:Bramwell, Gillian and Reilly, Rosemary C. and Lilly, Frank R. and Kronish, Neomi and Chennabathni, Revathi
Journal or Publication:Roeper Review
Date:1 December 2011
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):10.1080/02783193.2011.603111
Keywords:creative teachers, creative outcomes, creative processes, community, everyday creativity, personal characteristics, teaching practice, case study research, constructivism
ID Code:974917
Deposited By: Rosemary Reilly
Deposited On:02 Nov 2012 19:53
Last Modified:07 Dec 2020 20:41
Additional Information:The studies on which this synthesis is based are briefly described in an Appendix which can be found at http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/6747/

References:

References marked with an asterisk indicate studies included in the synthesis.

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