Creativity and Innovation on the Adoptions of Creative Arts Activities: Attitudes and Perceptions of Kindergarten Teachers in Yunnan

Abstract

The study aimed to explore the influences of attitudes and perceptions of creativity and innovation of kindergarten art teachers on creative art activities in the kindergarten art classes of the first-class public demonstration kindergarten schools in Qujing City, Yunnan Province. Questionnaires were employed to collect data from 261 kindergarten art teachers.  Descriptive analysis and multiple regression were used to analyze the data. The findings revealed the statistical differences among six variables of the adoption of creative art activities, which included: 1) Creativity in Creative Art Activities; 2) Evaluation of Perception of Teaching Activities; 3) Specified Art activities in Art Education; 4) Planned Classroom Goals; 5) Planned Classroom Activities; and 6) Adopting Creative Art Activities into Creative Art Teaching. For future research, longitudinal and cross-regional comparisons to track long-term changes with combined research methods can be applied to ensure the efficiencies of kindergarten creative art teaching activities to promote Chinese kindergartens’ artistic senses and skills.