Promoting Student Creative Problem Solving Through Principal and Teacher Creative Practices in Public and Private Schools

• In Event: 16.062 - Poster Session 2
  In Poster Session: 16.062-1 - School Leadership and Principals' Management Practices

Abstract

Creative problem solving has emerged as a leading 21st century skill for economic competitiveness and development. The purpose of this study was to comparatively examine whether principal and teacher creative practices influenced students’ creative problem solving attainments for public and private schools. Relationships between study variables were also studied for the lower and higher achieving groups/quartiles. The data source of thestudy was U.S. data sets of PISA 2012. The findings showed that the relationships between student creative problem solving attainment and study variables were significantly differed by the school type and the attainment quartiles. Principal instructional leadership and teacher creative practices significantly predicted student creative problem solving. Conclusions were drawn and recommendations were suggested for future research, policy, and practice.

Authors

• Ibrahim Duyar, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

• Keri D. Mina, University of Arkansas

• Jeremy S. Owoh, Jacksonville North Pulaski School District

• Carolyn L. Turturro, University of Arkansas at Little Rock