A tanórán és iskolán kívüli tanulási elfoglaltságok motivációjának kvalitatív vizsgálata kiemelkedő kognitív képességű tanulóknál

Háttér és célkitűzésekA tanulási és elsajátítási motiváció a tehetségfejlődés folyamatának az alapvető hajtóerejét jelenti. A motivációs háttér kvalitatív vizsgálata ezért különösen érdekes, ugyanakkor kevéssé alkalmazott módszer a tehetségkutatásban. Célunk, hogy kutatásunkkal a motiváció eddig kevésbé feltárt aspektusait vizsgáljuk, az eredményekkel pedig elősegítsük a tehetségfejlődés optimális támogatását. Módszer: A Magyar Templeton Program beválogatási folyamata során az intellektuális téren tehetségesnek nevezhető tanulók (N = 2132) motivációját különféle eszközökkel vizsgáltuk, többek között egy félig strukturált írásbeli interjú segítségével térképeztük fel a tanórán kívüli elfoglaltságaikat, illetve azok motivációs hátterét. Ez utóbbit elsősorban a kedvelt tevékenységre vonatkozó „Miért szereted?” kérdés mentén, mert a kedvelt tevékenység, illetve a választás indoklása feltételezhetően a személy jellegzetes motivációs témáira utal. A válaszokat tartalomelemzéssel vizsgáltuk.EredményekAz elfoglaltságok mennyiségének és megjelenési formáinak feltérképezése során kiderült, hogy a kognitív téren tehetséges fiatalok között is jelentős az olyan iskolán kívüli tevékenységek mennyisége, amelyek nem az akadémiai területekhez kötődnek: a leggyakoribb válasz a sport volt. A válaszok tartalomelemzése során azt találtuk, hogy a kompetencia és az érdeklődés a kedvelt tevékenységek fő motivációs hajtóereje, illetve hogy az életkor előrehaladtával csökken az identifikáció és az érdeklődés, valamint nő a kompetencia és az ego-célok szerepe. A befektetett idő összefüggést mutat a sikerélmény megélésével és a társas élményekkel, de ebből a szempontból jelentősek a tanulási-tanítási kontextus jellegzetességei is.KövetkeztetésekMegállapíthatjuk, hogy a gyerekeket jellemző késztetések nem választhatók el a tanulási környezet tartós jellemzőitől (kihívást jelentő feladatok, kreatív klíma, társas inspiráció), valamint hogy az autonómia, a fejlődés iránti vágy és a kapcsolódás iránti szükséglet a tanulási tevékenységek belső motivációjának meghatározó elemei.Background and goalsLearning and mastery motivation are basic drives of talent development. Therefore qualitative analysis of motivation is essential, although rarely used methodology in talent research. Our goal is to explore the understressed subjective aspects of learning motivation and to support optimal talent development.MethodDuring the identificational phase of the Hungarian Templeton Program, motivation of students with high cognitive abilities (N=2132) was assessed by several tools, including a semi-structured written interview focusing on the motivational aspects of students’ extracurricular and outside school activities. The question ’Why do you like it?’ was asked to explore their characteristic personal motivational dispositions behind the choices. These answers we examined by content analysis.ResultsStudying the number and content of extracurricular and outside school activities it was revealed that even among cognitively outstandig students there is a significant number of outside school activites that are not related to academic fields: the most frequent answer was doing sport. Content analysis showed that competence and interest are the main motives for these activites, and the role of identification and interest decreases, while competence and ego-related goals grow with age. Concerning the invested time, success and affiliation seems to be the most relevant motivational factors, however the characteristics of the learning environment are also significant.DiscussionIt can be stated that the individual motivational patterns cannot be seperated from the permanent characterisitcs of the learning context (eg. challenging tasks, creative climate, social inspiration), and autonomy, eagerness to grow and the need for relation are determining elements of the intrinsic motivation in extracurricular learning activities.

A multilevel analysis of factors affecting kindergartners’ creative dispositions in relations to child-level variables and teacher-level variables

Kindergarteners’ creative dispositions are not only affected by their individual characteristics, but also by the organizational creative climate of their kindergartens. Using the Hierarchical Linear Models (HLM), this study examined a correlation between a 5-year-old child’s variables (e.g. child’s creativity and their perceptions of creative classroom climate), teacher’s variables (e.g. the types of kindergarten, teacher’s perceptions of organizational creative climate, and teacher’s creative dispositions) and child’s creative dispositions. The study sample included a total number of 20 kindergarten teachers who teach 5-year-old children and a total number of 195 kindergarteners selected from 10 exemplary kindergartens (i.e. kindergartens recognized by the Ministry of Education in Korea for their outstanding curriculum) and 10 average kindergartens of similar size. The findings of the study are as follows. First, the levels of children’s creative thinking and their creative dispositions both were higher in the exemplary kindergartens than those in the average kindergartens. Furthermore, in terms of the levels of teachers’ creative dispositions and their perceptions of the organizational creative climate, teachers working in the exemplary kindergartens scored higher than those in the average kindergartens. Next, despite that no direct correlations existed between kindergarteners’ creative dispositions and teachers’ creative dispositions, kindergarteners’ creative dispositions were affected by the types of the kindergartens (e.g. the outstanding curriculum of the exemplary kindergartens) and teachers’ perceptions of organizational creative climate. In conclusion, this study indicates the significance of building an organizational creative climate of kindergartens not only for the children but for the teachers to foster children’s creative dispositions.

Innovation lessons in the dynamic art of smart city branding

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This conceptual paper concentrates on the capacity of creativity and innovation to convincingly influence the strategic branding of a city as “Smart.” Providing a participatory creative climate generates innovation, which in turn builds competitive advantage in a city that can valuably serve business-building, tourism, and individual aspirational lifestyle agendas. This creativity reinforces a city's ecosytem-like capacity to manage uncertainty as it adapts to the changing demands of the people it attracts for varying lengths of time. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

An examination of the relationship between experimental climate and dimensions of the creative organization

Today's business environment imposes the need to continuously generate creative ideas not only for companies to grow, but also to survive in a hypercompetitive environment. Forming a creative model of organization and stimulating employees' creative behavior is one of the priorities, which can be achieved by establishing a parallel organizational culture and a creative climate. So far, some authors have identified these two terms as equal, while others emphasize the need for their separation. The paper indicates the differences in understanding of organizational culture on the one hand and climate on the other. The subject of the research is reflected in the analysis of the factors of importance for the formation of a creative organization. The paper aims to determine whether or not there is a positive relationship between the experimental climate and the dimensions that describe a creative organization model with a focus on organizational culture. The research hypotheses were generated and empirically analyzed based on a survey conducted on a sample of 145 employees in organizations in the territory of the Republic of Serbia. The survey was developed by combining two methodologies formulated by G. Ekwall, "Creative Climate Model," and T. Amabile, "Organizational Creativity Model." Statistical methods, such as correlation analysis and analysis of variance, ANOVA, were applied in the paper. The obtained results indicate that there is a positive statistically significant relationship between all three dimensions of creative organizational culture, such as flexible management system, motivation for greater achievements and freedom to use resources to form an experimental climate in the organization. Furthermore, by applying ANOVA, it was found that there was a statistically significant difference in the degree of experimental climate prevailing in the organization depending on its size, while no statistically significant difference between the organizations depending on their legal form was confirmed. Finally, the paper highlights management measures to encourage the creation of a creative work environment.

Between crisis and care: Projection mapping as creative climate advocacy

At this critical crossroad of climate crisis, environmental advocates have turned to projection mapping (also known as ‘guerrilla projections’, ‘digital graffiti’, etc.) to foster an ethic of care. This article focuses on two 2015 projection mapping events: one in Vatican City and the other in Paris. Although imperfect, projection mapping may orient attention, transform locations into public spaces for political engagement and cultivate collective imaginaries. By rethinking environmental media between climate crisis and care, we may define the agenda of this journal as not only centred on critique but also regenerating creative communication for a just and vibrant future.