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Play, make, create : a process-art handbook : with over 40 art invitations for kids
\"Packed with fun, edifying, and joyful art experiences, Play, Make, Create is filled with simple, yet powerful, \"art invitations\" that are focused on the making and doing, not just the final projects\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Promoting well-being through creativity: a mixed-methods study on integrating studio art into education for students in medical fields in Japan
Background
Mental health challenges are a significant concern among students and trainees in medical fields worldwide, including Japan, where high psychological distress is prevalent. This pilot study examined the feasibility and impact of a 6-day creative arts program designed for Japanese medical and international graduate students.
Method
A total of 14 students provided informed consent to participate in the study. Employing a convergent mixed-methods design, quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analyzed independently. Students completed the Comprehensive Inventory of Thriving (CIT) before and after the program to assess changes in psychological well-being. Pre-post differences were examined using paired t-tests. Qualitative data collection included post-program surveys, semi-structured interviews, and six-month follow-up interviews. We conducted thematic analysis to identify key patterns in student experiences. We then examined whether changes in CIT scores correlated with the frequency of qualitative codes to identify potential points of convergence between the two datasets.
Results
Thirteen students completed all major components of the study, with an average attendance of 5.2 out of 6 sessions. CIT scores significantly increased from before (
M
= 198.0,
SD
= 29.9) to after completing the program (
M
= 217.3,
SD
= 20.2),
t
(12) = -4.89,
p
= .0004, indicating a significant increase in thriving. Thematic analysis yielded three core themes: (1) Discovery through the underexplored parts of self and surroundings, (2) Rapid community bonding through inspiration, and (3) Creativity as a disruption to stress. Six-month follow-up interviews revealed additional themes related to enduring impact from the intervention: Applying creative insights into everyday life and mindsets. Through the convergent mixed-methods analysis, one pairing reached statistical significance: the change over time in the CIT subscore ‘Meaning’ was strongly correlated with the qualitative code “Out of the ordinary” (r = + 0.868), suggesting that increases in participants’ sense of meaning were strongly associated with the frequency of experiences that felt “Out of the ordinary” during the creativity program.
Conclusion
The findings suggest that a creative arts program for medical students is both feasible and effective in promoting well-being, enhancing stress management skills, and deepening self-awareness. The program shows promise for integration into medical education to support students’ holistic development and mental health.
Journal Article
The big book of crafts & activities : grab your stuff and get creative!
\"This book is packed with crafts, recipes, games and activities for children who want to get creative and try new things\"--P. [4] of cover.
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Upcoming Effect of Creative Thinking Challenges on Learning and Engagement
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of creative thinking challenges on teacher education students’ perceptions of learning and engagement and their creative attitudes and values. Researchers provided creative thinking challenges that promoted divergent thinking, metaphorical thinking, and creative problem-solving. Participants completed a post-only survey with Likert-style questions and open-ended responses to determine if the creative challenges enhanced student perceptions of learning, motivation, and engagement with the topics studied. Thematic analysis was used to determine student perception of the creative activities, their influence on personal creative abilities, and how the participants would promote creativity in their own classrooms. In addition, participants completed a pre and post-assessment, the Creative Attitudes and Values (CAV) which is a 25-item self-report that is part of the Runco Creativity Assessment Battery (rCAB). Results indicate that the challenges enhanced learning and engagement. Additionally, results of the CAV indicated a statistically significant difference in scores from pre to post indicating the creativity challenges increased the participants’ creative attitudes and values.
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A Revaluation of Computational Thinking in K-12 Education: Moving Toward Computational Literacies
Over the past decade, initiatives around the world have introduced computing into K-12 education under the umbrella of computational thinking. While initial implementations focused on skills and knowledge for college and career readiness, more recent framings include situated computational thinking (identity, participation, creative expression) and critical computational thinking (political and ethical impacts of computing, justice). This expansion reflects a revaluation of what it means for learners to be computationally-literate in the 21st century. We review the current landscape of K-12 computing education, discuss interactions between different framings of computational thinking, and consider how an encompassing framework of computational literacies clarifies the importance of computing for broader K-12 educational priorities as well as key unresolved issues.
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Finding Meaning With Creativity in the Past, Present, and Future
Being creative is considered a desirable trait, yet most empirical studies emphasize how to increase creativity rather than explore its possible benefits. A natural connection is how creativity can enhance life’s meaning. Many of the core concepts in work on the meaning of life, such as the needs for coherence, significance, and purpose or the desire for symbolic immortality, can be reached through creative activity. The synthesis of these two constructs—creativity and the meaning of life—is discussed with a temporal model encompassing past, present, and future pathways to creativity. The past pathway can help one understand and reflect on life. The present pathway can remind one of life’s joy and the many possible connections with humanity. Finally, the future pathway strives to ensure some type of legacy that may resonate with younger generations.
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