Teachers’ Creativity: Different Approaches and Similar Results

Abstract

Analyse teachers’ perceived creativity and factors related to it. Two hundred and sixty one teachers participated in the study. Participants completed an anonymous questionnaire. Procedures of cluster analysis and linear regression analysis were employed. The data allow the conclusion to be drawn that it is purposeful to define three types of general education teachers, i.e. teachers who are highly creative and value driven but work in an environment inhibiting creativity, those who are highly creative, motivated to work and have sufficient resources, and those that lack motivation, notwithstanding environmental encouragement for creativity. Creative self-efficacy and positive emotions are predictors of perceived creativity.