Creativity in Education: Influencing Factors and Outcomes
A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X). This special issue belongs to the section "Educational Psychology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 1244
Special Issue Editor
Interests: creativity; critical thinking; gifted and talented education; chess training and its educational and psychological effects; cognitive research with artificial participants
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is entitled “Creativity in Education: Influencing Factors and Outcomes”. This title clearly places a premium on the topic of creativity in education. Creativity is a positive outcome in education. This Special Issue will feature articles on factors that promote creativity and the outcomes that accompany educational practices that promote creativity. Articles that are appropriate for this Special Issue may be theoretical or empirical; they may deal with teaching issues, measurement issues, or any other issues that relate to creativity in education. One goal is that this Special Issue will present an exciting and stimulating compilation of articles on creativity in education.
Prof. Dr. William Bart
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- creativity
- innovation
- teaching practices
- creativity measurement
- influencing factors
- creativity outcomes
- creativity curriculum
- special populations
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