Aesthetics, Creativity, and Emotional Intelligence: New Pathways to Education
A special issue of Education Sciences (ISSN 2227-7102).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2027 | Viewed by 19
Special Issue Editors
Interests: emotional intelligence; aesthetics; personality; analytical psychology
Interests: creativity; arts; emotions; emotional intelligence
Interests: emotional intelligence; creativity; pretend play; school climate; emotion regulation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of Education Sciences will focus on how the fields of aesthetics, creativity, and emotional intelligence reciprocally influence and interact with each other and how these synergies can be applied to educational practices, methods, and environments. The journal seeks original empirical research—including quantitative and qualitative designs, as well as case studies and conceptual/theoretical papers—that explore the relationships between emotional intelligence (both trait and abilities), creative processes, and/or aesthetics with direct or implied applications for learning and schools. We welcome papers that address learning across different settings, from early childhood, primary to tertiary education, as well as workplace learning and skills training, and learning in informal settings (e.g., after school programs, museums, and cultural institutions). Submissions should focus on themes from each of the three domains of the Special Issue: (1) aesthetics, arts, and/or creativity; (2) emotional intelligence (broadly defined); and (3) education or learning (across contexts).
Suggested themes include (but are not limited to):
- How aesthetics and/or arts can be used to develop EI in educational settings.
- How EI can improve creativity and problem solving and how those skills can be built .
- Innovative educational programs or approaches that utilize aesthetics, arts, creativity, and/or EI.
Dr. John Pellitteri
Dr. Zorana Ivcevic
Dr. Jessica Hoffmann
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Education Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- art
- aesthetics
- creativity
- emotional intelligence
- learning
- education
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