Locus and Psychological and Educational Functions of Creativity in the Preschool and Basic Education Implemented Curricula: Contributions from a Focus Group with Portuguese Teachers
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Resumo: | Guidelines asserting the urgency of addressing creativity as a vital goal for the future of education have been multiplying in recent years. Western education systems struggle to (re)invent themselves and become capable of adequately responding to the demands for renewal and increased efficacy of contemporary societies. Despite agreeing on the importance of including creativity in educational curricula, most tend to acknowledge it in an implicit and ill-defined way in terms of its conceptualization and operationalization within the scope of educational interventions. Aiming to contribute to this discussion, we sought to critically analyse the approach to creativity in the Pre-school and Basic education curricula in Portugal, equating the implications of this framework regarding teachers’ pedagogical practices in the classroom. Through a focus group interview session with six teachers and the subsequent content analysis of the session, we explored their perceptions about creativity and how it was (or not) fostered by school curricula. Our main findings underline a consensus regarding the relevance of promoting creativity in educational contexts, despite the disarticulation between school curricula and pedagogical practices associated with creativity. A plethora of factors contribute to this, including difficulties in reconciling the pressure associated with educational marks with creativity development goals, the complexity of the creativity construct itself, the crystallization of practices of the teaching class, gaps in their training, or even social and cultural prejudices around creativity. Beyond the possible social and cultural repercussions, these results can contribute to defining curricula based on pedagogical strategies better able to nourish the holistic development of creativity in children and adolescents. |
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Locus and Psychological and Educational Functions of Creativity in the Preschool and Basic Education Implemented Curricula: Contributions from a Focus Group with Portuguese TeachersLugar e funções psicológica e educacional da Criatividade no currículo implementado da educação pré-escolar e do ensino básico: Contributos de um grupo de discussão focalizada com docentes portuguesesCreativityEducationFocus GroupImplemented CurriculumPre-school and Basic EducationCriatividadeEducaçãoGrupo de Discussão FocalizadaCurrículo ImplementadoEducação Pré-escolar e Ensino BásicoGuidelines asserting the urgency of addressing creativity as a vital goal for the future of education have been multiplying in recent years. Western education systems struggle to (re)invent themselves and become capable of adequately responding to the demands for renewal and increased efficacy of contemporary societies. Despite agreeing on the importance of including creativity in educational curricula, most tend to acknowledge it in an implicit and ill-defined way in terms of its conceptualization and operationalization within the scope of educational interventions. Aiming to contribute to this discussion, we sought to critically analyse the approach to creativity in the Pre-school and Basic education curricula in Portugal, equating the implications of this framework regarding teachers’ pedagogical practices in the classroom. Through a focus group interview session with six teachers and the subsequent content analysis of the session, we explored their perceptions about creativity and how it was (or not) fostered by school curricula. Our main findings underline a consensus regarding the relevance of promoting creativity in educational contexts, despite the disarticulation between school curricula and pedagogical practices associated with creativity. A plethora of factors contribute to this, including difficulties in reconciling the pressure associated with educational marks with creativity development goals, the complexity of the creativity construct itself, the crystallization of practices of the teaching class, gaps in their training, or even social and cultural prejudices around creativity. Beyond the possible social and cultural repercussions, these results can contribute to defining curricula based on pedagogical strategies better able to nourish the holistic development of creativity in children and adolescents.Nos últimos tempos têm vindo a multiplicar-se as orientações quanto à urgência de se considerar a criatividade como um objetivo vital para a educação de futuro. Os sistemas educativos ocidentais lutam para se (re)inventarem e tornarem capazes de dar uma resposta adequada às exigências de renovação e de acrescida eficácia das sociedades contemporâneas. Apesar do reconhecimento da importância de incluir a criatividade nos curricula educativos, a maioria tende a reconhecê-la de uma forma implícita e pouco diferenciada quanto à sua conceptualização e operacionalização no âmbito da intervenção educativa. Com o intuito de contribuir para esta discussão, propusemo-nos analisar criticamente a abordagem da criatividade nos curricula da educação pré-escolar e do nível básico de escolaridade em Portugal, equacionando as implicações desse enquadramento no plano das práticas pedagógicas adotadas por educadores e professores em contexto de sala de aula. Através da dinamização de um grupo de discussão focalizada com seis docentes e de uma subsequente análise de conteúdo desta atividade, explorámos as suas perceções sobre a criatividade e sobre o modo como esta era (ou não) incentivada pelos curricula escolares. Os principais resultados sublinham o consenso quanto à relevância da promoção da criatividade nos contextos educativos, apesar da desarticulação entre curricula escolares e práticas pedagógicas associadas à criatividade. Para tal contribui uma plêiade de fatores dos quais se destacam as dificuldades em conciliar pressões associadas a metas educativas com objetivos de desenvolvimento da criatividade, a complexidade inerente ao constructo de criatividade, a cristalização de práticas da classe docente, lacunas na sua formação, ou ainda preconceitos sociais e culturais em torno da criatividade. Para além das possíveis repercussões sociais e culturais, estes resultados podem contribuir para a definição de curricula educativos assentes em estratégias pedagógicas mais capazes de nutrirem o desenvolvimento holístico da criatividade em crianças e adolescentes.Ludomedia2021-07-06info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.36367/ntqr.7.2021.386-395https://doi.org/10.36367/ntqr.7.2021.386-395New Trends in Qualitative Research; Vol. 7 (2021): Qualitative Research in Education: Advances and Challenges; 386-395New Trends in Qualitative Research; Vol. 7 (2021): Investigación Cualitativa en Educación: avances y desafíos; 386-395New Trends in Qualitative Research; Vol. 7 (2021): Investigação Qualitativa em Educação: avanços e desafios; 386-3952184-777010.36367/ntqr.7.2021reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttps://publi.ludomedia.org/index.php/ntqr/article/view/338https://publi.ludomedia.org/index.php/ntqr/article/view/338/523Andreia ValquaresmaJoaquim Luís Coimbrainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2023-08-13T09:12:58Zoai:ojs.publi.ludomedia.org:article/338Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T15:48:08.903521Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Locus and Psychological and Educational Functions of Creativity in the Preschool and Basic Education Implemented Curricula: Contributions from a Focus Group with Portuguese Teachers Lugar e funções psicológica e educacional da Criatividade no currículo implementado da educação pré-escolar e do ensino básico: Contributos de um grupo de discussão focalizada com docentes portugueses |
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Locus and Psychological and Educational Functions of Creativity in the Preschool and Basic Education Implemented Curricula: Contributions from a Focus Group with Portuguese Teachers |
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Locus and Psychological and Educational Functions of Creativity in the Preschool and Basic Education Implemented Curricula: Contributions from a Focus Group with Portuguese Teachers Andreia Valquaresma Creativity Education Focus Group Implemented Curriculum Pre-school and Basic Education Criatividade Educação Grupo de Discussão Focalizada Currículo Implementado Educação Pré-escolar e Ensino Básico |
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Locus and Psychological and Educational Functions of Creativity in the Preschool and Basic Education Implemented Curricula: Contributions from a Focus Group with Portuguese Teachers |
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Locus and Psychological and Educational Functions of Creativity in the Preschool and Basic Education Implemented Curricula: Contributions from a Focus Group with Portuguese Teachers |
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Locus and Psychological and Educational Functions of Creativity in the Preschool and Basic Education Implemented Curricula: Contributions from a Focus Group with Portuguese Teachers |
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Locus and Psychological and Educational Functions of Creativity in the Preschool and Basic Education Implemented Curricula: Contributions from a Focus Group with Portuguese Teachers |
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Locus and Psychological and Educational Functions of Creativity in the Preschool and Basic Education Implemented Curricula: Contributions from a Focus Group with Portuguese Teachers |
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Andreia Valquaresma |
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Andreia Valquaresma Joaquim Luís Coimbra |
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Joaquim Luís Coimbra |
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Andreia Valquaresma Joaquim Luís Coimbra |
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Creativity Education Focus Group Implemented Curriculum Pre-school and Basic Education Criatividade Educação Grupo de Discussão Focalizada Currículo Implementado Educação Pré-escolar e Ensino Básico |
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Creativity Education Focus Group Implemented Curriculum Pre-school and Basic Education Criatividade Educação Grupo de Discussão Focalizada Currículo Implementado Educação Pré-escolar e Ensino Básico |
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Guidelines asserting the urgency of addressing creativity as a vital goal for the future of education have been multiplying in recent years. Western education systems struggle to (re)invent themselves and become capable of adequately responding to the demands for renewal and increased efficacy of contemporary societies. Despite agreeing on the importance of including creativity in educational curricula, most tend to acknowledge it in an implicit and ill-defined way in terms of its conceptualization and operationalization within the scope of educational interventions. Aiming to contribute to this discussion, we sought to critically analyse the approach to creativity in the Pre-school and Basic education curricula in Portugal, equating the implications of this framework regarding teachers’ pedagogical practices in the classroom. Through a focus group interview session with six teachers and the subsequent content analysis of the session, we explored their perceptions about creativity and how it was (or not) fostered by school curricula. Our main findings underline a consensus regarding the relevance of promoting creativity in educational contexts, despite the disarticulation between school curricula and pedagogical practices associated with creativity. A plethora of factors contribute to this, including difficulties in reconciling the pressure associated with educational marks with creativity development goals, the complexity of the creativity construct itself, the crystallization of practices of the teaching class, gaps in their training, or even social and cultural prejudices around creativity. Beyond the possible social and cultural repercussions, these results can contribute to defining curricula based on pedagogical strategies better able to nourish the holistic development of creativity in children and adolescents. |
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