The Functions of Elementary School Teachers of Mashhad City in Developing Students’ Creativity

The Functions of Elementary School Teachers of Mashhad City in Developing Students’ Creativity - "This study with the aim identifying the teachers’ functions in developing creativity among the students of the elementary schools located on district one of Mashhad was done. On the basis of the simple random sampling method in 20 schools from the whole 42 schools of this district was chosen and from any school five teachers totalling 100 teachers were interviewed. The collected data indicate explicitly that the teachers pay little attention to developing students’ creativity or they neglect this matter completely. The teachers of this district presented an incomplete definition from creativity and some of them were not much familiar with this concept. They also have not much knowledge about the methods and principles of developing students’ creativity. With regard to the fact that most of the teachers consider availability of facilities and holding scientific expeditions as the most significant factors in developing creativity, it is an important point that although existence of facilities and holding scientific expeditions can be considered as significant factors in developing creativity, but, they pay little attention to the important role they can play in providing rich, safe, healthy and desirable environment for the students so that they can express their ideas and manifest their genius without any worry and in full mental tranquillity. In general, the finding of the research shows that although our country’s centralized system of education has restricted the selection opportunities and freedom of action for the principals, teachers and students as a result of which many obstacles are created in developing students’ creativity, however, if the principals and teachers become acquainted to the concept of creativity and its development methods through in-service workshops and the importance of matter is revealed for them, in the same centralized system, there are also many opportunities which may be used optimally for developing the students’ creativity."

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