Qualitative meta-analysis of environmental characteristics affecting children's creativity in schools and academies

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SOLEIMANI SARA; Kheiri Mobina

Title

Qualitative meta-analysis of environmental characteristics affecting children's creativity in schools and academies

Author(s)

SOLEIMANI SARA | Kheiri Mobina | Issue Writer Certificate

Keywords

child

creativity

educational space

creative environment

growth

Abstract

Today, the subject of creativity has become one of the hot topics in the field of children's development and has gained special importance in psychological studies and environmental design. creativity is a complex skill that allows a person to make the best decisions and solve problems in different situations of daily life, using innovative and special ideas. Therefore, it is a basic skill in the process of adaptation of the individual and society, which is changing rapidly. creativity can be defined as the ability to think in unusual ways and create new solutions to problems. In fact, the nature of creativity is to explore different solutions to achieve uncertain results. Most creativity trainings share the common ground of divergent thinking. People with divergent thinking are different in their thinking and actions and move away from custom and habit and use creative and new methods. Of course, divergent thinking is synonymous with creativity when it leads to a positive and fruitful result, and this result can be called a creative product. Research emphasizes the impact of the child's environment on the development of his creativity. In the contemporary century, the subject of the relationship between man and the environment and the ability to translate it into the language of environmental design and architecture, has been considered by researchers in this field of knowledge. In this regard, it is important to know man and the characteristics of his living environment and how to establish a relationship between these two factors. Since the personality of individuals is formed in childhood, the focus of researchers in the field of creativity is on childhood. While many previous researchers believed that creativity was inherently inherent and could not be nurtured, several studies and experiments showed that creativity could be taught to children well in educational settings. In this regard, the use of standard educational methods that are based on creativity and innovation, as well as the use of educators who have enough power to teach creativity in children can be a very effective approach to enhance creativity in children. educational spaces are among the important environmental parameters that can play an important role in improving the level of creative thinking of children. Therefore, designing creative-oriented educational environments that allow children to think creatively and innovatively can play an effective role in improving children's creativity. Accordingly, many educational systems around the world have focused on designing creative learning environments and thus have been able to achieve important achievements in fostering children's creativity. Environmental factors include a combination of factors outside of children's minds that affect the growth and development of their creativity. Researchers have studied the effect of teamwork on the growth of the creative process and have concluded that the creativity of individuals in collaboration with each other is mutually reinforcing. The natural environment is an ideal place for creative behaviors in children. Natural environments stimulate the child, stimulate growth and unlimited learning, so nature should be considered as an essential member of the children's environment. There are many studies that show that the structure and environment of learning has a significant impact on children's creativity. creativity has long been thought to be fundamentally inherent; But in recent years there has been more evidence of teaching, learning and practicing creativity and creative thinking skills. creativity is an important element in the development of society. Since creativity is nurtured in childhood, the factors that cause creativity to grow or disappear must be considered. children at the age of 2 to 13 years have the highest growth of creativity and from that age onwards its upbringing is accompanied by a downward trend. So at this age, individual as well as environmental or social factors are very important. children's environment at this age is first a residential home and then an educational environment such as kindergarten or school. Each educational space should have its own identity and meaning and should create a sense of ownership and belonging in children, creating this sense of learning space will create peace and mental security. Which in itself enhances the power of learning and fosters creativity. Therefore, the main purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between creativity and educational environment for children aged 2 to 10 years and identify and explain the environmental components affecting creativity, using an approach based on recognizing the physical and mental dimensions of the child and his needs as a user of the architectural environment. is. The present qualitative research, using exploratory method and qualitative content analysis, has identified the basic variables in the researches on the relationship between the environment and children's creativity and has tried to investigate and summarize the relationships between them with logical reasoning. Since the results of this study are based on an analytical approach based on the theories of researchers and the results of previous research, it can be considered a qualitative meta-analysis. The results of this study show that by creating features such as spaces with the appropriate scale and form for group activities, collective presence and interactive activities, proper arrangement of furniture to perform various activities, use of outdoor environment and natural stimulating elements inside the space., Flexibility of space and space embedding with the ability to perform several activities in it at the same time and the possibility of using a space with different uses at different times and the possibility of creating variation and sudden changes in space and space readability, attention to sound aspects And visual effects of space elements and observance of aesthetic principles for visual appeal of space, color and light of space, attention to the shape and form of space, performing appropriate movement and mental games, complexity and use of distracting data in space and the possibility of imagination In space and helping the child to experience new phenomena, creating motivation and stimulus in space to stimulate the child's curiosity, creating a sense of belonging in the child and creating a sense of security in space and creating a sense of peace in the person by being in space, in the environment. Power increased children's creativity. Also, if the educational environment is designed in a way that the principles of environmental psychology related to the physical and mental condition of the child are observed, a suitable platform will be created for the flourishing and strengthening of the child's creativity.

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SOLEIMANI, SARA, & Kheiri, Mobina. (2021). Qualitative meta-analysis of environmental characteristics affecting children's creativity in schools and academies. JOURNAL OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, 9(2 ), 301-329. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/957339/en

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SOLEIMANI SARA, Kheiri Mobina. Qualitative meta-analysis of environmental characteristics affecting children's creativity in schools and academies. JOURNAL OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION[Internet]. 2021;9(2 ):301-329. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/957339/en

IEEE: Copy

SARA SOLEIMANI, and Mobina Kheiri, “Qualitative meta-analysis of environmental characteristics affecting children's creativity in schools and academies,” JOURNAL OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, vol. 9, no. 2 , pp. 301–329, 2021, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/957339/en

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Qualitative meta-analysis of environmental characteristics affecting children's creativity in schools and academies