| A Study on the Humanities Professors’ Perception of Creativity |
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Bo-Young Kwon |
| 인문교양 교수자의 창의성에 대한 인식 연구 |
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권보영 |
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| Abstract |
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At the heart of the essential skills for the 21st century lies creativity. Creativity is vital for the development of societies and individuals in the future, and therefore there has been an increasing demand for schools and teachers to foster creativity in students. Given that teachers play a crucial role in the development of students’ creative potential in either a positive or a negative way, it is important to understand how teachers perceive creativity in schools. The current study explores the perception of creativity by the college professors teaching humanities in the college of liberal arts. A self-report questionnaire was used to gather data from 53 Korean college professors. According to the data presented in this study, the college professors demonstrated a contradictory conception of creativity. That is, many teachers believed that creativity can be developed in everyone, and at the same time a substantial number of teachers viewed that creativity has a positive correlation with intelligence and only a small fraction of students they teach have creative characteristics. Regarding the necessity of creative education, the majority of the participants reported that creativity is crucial in the development of individuals and society and the facilitation of students’ creativity is included in the college professors’ role. However, when their self-efficacy in creative teaching is measured, it turned out that the college professors don’t feel well-trained to play the given role. Lastly, they reported that college professors’ traditional teaching methods, test-oriented curriculum, and a large number of students in a class are major obstacles to creative teaching. |
| Key Words:
creativity, perception, college professors, humanities, contradictory conception, self-efficacy |
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