Research Article

University Education and Creativity: An Assessment From Students’ Perspective

Volume: 19 Number: 80 February 15, 2019
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University Education and Creativity: An Assessment From Students’ Perspective

Abstract

Problem Statement: This study consists of three main problems: first what university students understand from creativity, secondly what they conceptualize about creativity in university education, and finally their personal evaluations and recommendations about creativity in university education.

Purpose of Study: The study aimed to find out the perceptions, assessments, comments, experiences and suggestions of a group of fourth year university students related to university education and creativity.

Method: Designed as a qualitative research, phenomenological methodology was followed, data was collected using focus group interview and analyzed via thematic analysis.  

Findings: The results indicated that students found their university education mostly as uncreative, and experienced with limited number of creative practices during their education, and they thought that university education did not contribute to their creativity potential in general.

Implications for Research and Practice: This study provided findings related to the meaning and evaluation of creativity as well as creative and uncreative practices, effect of university education on student’s creativity potential, and recommendations for university education as it was perceived by university students. It is expected that this research will lead to a broader scale research with the basic data it supplies. The research related to university education and creativity is limited in Turkey, and this study supplies basic and important findings.


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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

February 15, 2019

Submission Date

March 31, 2019

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 19 Number: 80

APA
Ehtıyar, R., & Baser, G. (2019). University Education and Creativity: An Assessment From Students’ Perspective. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 19(80), 113-132. https://izlik.org/JA99AF59EA
AMA
1.Ehtıyar R, Baser G. University Education and Creativity: An Assessment From Students’ Perspective. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research. 2019;19(80):113-132. https://izlik.org/JA99AF59EA
Chicago
Ehtıyar, Ruya, and Gozdegul Baser. 2019. “University Education and Creativity: An Assessment From Students’ Perspective”. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research 19 (80): 113-32. https://izlik.org/JA99AF59EA.
EndNote
Ehtıyar R, Baser G (February 1, 2019) University Education and Creativity: An Assessment From Students’ Perspective. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research 19 80 113–132.
IEEE
[1]R. Ehtıyar and G. Baser, “University Education and Creativity: An Assessment From Students’ Perspective”, Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, vol. 19, no. 80, pp. 113–132, Feb. 2019, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA99AF59EA
ISNAD
Ehtıyar, Ruya - Baser, Gozdegul. “University Education and Creativity: An Assessment From Students’ Perspective”. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research 19/80 (February 1, 2019): 113-132. https://izlik.org/JA99AF59EA.
JAMA
1.Ehtıyar R, Baser G. University Education and Creativity: An Assessment From Students’ Perspective. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research. 2019;19:113–132.
MLA
Ehtıyar, Ruya, and Gozdegul Baser. “University Education and Creativity: An Assessment From Students’ Perspective”. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, vol. 19, no. 80, Feb. 2019, pp. 113-32, https://izlik.org/JA99AF59EA.
Vancouver
1.Ruya Ehtıyar, Gozdegul Baser. University Education and Creativity: An Assessment From Students’ Perspective. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research [Internet]. 2019 Feb. 1;19(80):113-32. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA99AF59EA