TY - JOUR AU - Gürak Özdemir, Serap AU - Özdemir, Rıza PY - 2020/11/26 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Investigation of creativity perceptions of pre-service teachers and child development specialists based on different variables JF - Erken Çocukluk Çalışmaları Dergisi JA - J Early Child Stu VL - 4 IS - 3 SE - Araştırma Makaleleri DO - 10.24130/eccd-jecs.1967202043304 UR - https://journalofomepturkey.org/index.php/eccd/article/view/16 SP - 700-713 AB - <p>This study aims to investigate how pre-service teachers from different majors and pre-service child development specialists understand their creativity perceptions and how these perceptions could differ based on a variety of variables. There were 316 participants selected by using the convenience sampling method. Data were collected by using a demographic questionnaire and the Kaufman Domains of Creativity Scale (K-DOCS). Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis, and Spearman correlation were used to analyze the data. The findings revealed significant relationships between creativity domains and gender, previously taken creativity course, major, teachers’ attitudes towards creativity, and strategy knowledge. However, there was no significant difference between creative domains and the most creative age teachers think, class standings, and teachers’ attitudes to negative behaviors. This study indicated the importance of the majors and their curriculum. It is crucial to take steps beforehand about including creativity to the curriculum to achieve skills needed in 21<sup>st</sup>  Century.  </p> ER -