ERIC Number: EJ1255083
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0749-4025
EISSN: EISSN-2376-6670
The Creative Classroom Environment
Sheri Cooke
Journal of Classroom Interaction, v53 n2 p62-76 2018
The purpose of this study was to describe the impact of a flexible classroom environment, including the teacher and student relationship, and its role in fostering creativity in middle school students. The case study design included gathering data through interviews and observations. It was determined that democratic, workshop-based classrooms are likely to result in students being empowered to make decisions that drive their learning and lead to creative output. A change to the environment will impact the level of creativity. Implications emphasize the need for positive classroom environments, which foster collaboration, independence, playfulness, and support as well as the minimization of curricular restraints.
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Creativity, Teacher Student Relationship, Middle School Students, Case Studies, Democracy, Workshops, Cooperative Learning, Play, Student Empowerment, Decision Making, Educational Change, Charter Schools, Teacher Attitudes, Mixed Age Grouping, Teaching Methods, Teacher Behavior
University of Houston, College of Education. 442 Farish Hall, Houston, TX 77204-5026. Web site: http://www.jciuh.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Connecticut
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