TITLE:
The Limitations Impacting Teachers’ Understanding of Creative Thinking
AUTHORS:
Evette Tapinos
KEYWORDS:
Creative Thinking, Teachers, Pedagogy, Limitations, Teaching Philosophy
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.7 No.10,
July
8,
2016
ABSTRACT: With creative thinking being the new educational buzzword due to its inclusion in numerous curriculum rewrites around the world, one has to wonder how educators are adjusting to its inclusion. There is substantial research outlining the barriers that inhibit the teaching of creative thinking in the classroom. This article evaluates this topical research identifying the limitations impacting teachers’ understanding of creative thinking. It includes the limitations of no consensus amongst a variety of creativity terms, the restrictions teachers place on themselves and those that are placed on them, and syllabus boundaries. This review paper also analyzes this research in respect to teachers’ teaching philosophy and makes recommendations on the next steps.