The paradox of promoting creativity in the Asian classroom: an empirical investigation.
To shed light on the paradox of promoting creativity in the Asian classroom, the authors conducted 3 studies. The 1st study found that novice teachers classified student behaviors as desirable but uncreative (DBU) versus creative but undesirable (CBU). The 2nd study found that conservative-autocratic teachers were more likely to encourage DBU behaviors in class, whereas liberal-democratic teachers were more likely to encourage CBU behaviors in class. The 3rd study found that cultural individualism-collectivism had a positive impact on liberal-democratic teaching attitude but a negative impact on conservative-autocratic teaching attitude. In turn, liberal-democratic teaching attitude had a positive impact on the tendency to promote CBU behaviors, whereas conservative-autocratic teaching attitude had a positive impact on the tendency to promote DBU behaviors.
Kwang
Ng Aik
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Singapore Management University. aikkwang@singnet.com.sg
Smith
Ian
I
D044466:Asian People; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003405:Creativity; D036262:Empirical Research; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D012919:Social Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching