Play-based creativity-fostering practices: the effects of different pedagogical approaches on the development of children’s creative thinking behaviours in a Chinese preschool classroom

References

• Amabile, T. M., and N. Gryskiewicz. 1989. “The Creative Environment Scales: Work Environment Inventory.” Creativity Research Journal 2 (4): 231–253.10.1080/10400418909534321
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chan, D. W. 2007. “Creative Teaching in Hong Kong Schools: Constraints and Challenges.” Educational Research Journal 22 (1): 1–12.
   Google Scholar
• Chan, S., and M. Yuen. 2014. “Personal and Environmental Factors Affecting Teachers’ Creativity-Fostering Practices in Hong Kong.” Thinking Skills and Creativity 12: 69–77.10.1016/j.tsc.2014.02.003
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cheng, V. M. Y. 2010. “Tensions and Dilemmas of Teachers in Creativity Reform in a Chinese Context.” Thinking Skills and Creativity 5: 120–137.10.1016/j.tsc.2010.09.005
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cheung, R. H. P. 2012. “Teaching for Creativity: Examining the Beliefs of Early Childhood Teachers and Their Influences on Teaching Practices.” Australasian Journal of Early Childhood 37 (3): 43–51.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cheung, R. H. P. 2013. “Exploring the Use of the Pedagogical Framework for Creative Practice in Preschool Settings: A Phenomenological Approach.” Thinking Skills and Creativity 10: 133–142.10.1016/j.tsc.2013.08.004
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cheung, R. H. P. 2017. “Teacher-Directed Versus Child-Centred: The Challenge of Promoting Creativity in Chinese Preschool Classrooms.” Pedagogy, Culture and Society 25 (1): 73–86.10.1080/14681366.2016.1217253
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Craft, A. 2005. Creativity in Schools: Tensions and Dilemmas. London: Routledge.10.4324/9780203357965
   Google Scholar
• Craft, A. 2007. “Possibility Thinking in the Early Years and Primary Classrooms.” In Creativity: A Handbook for Teachers, edited by A. G. Tan, 231–249. Singapore: World Scientific.10.1142/6211
   Google Scholar
• Craft, A. 2011. “Creativity and Early Years Settings.” In Developing Reflective Practice in the Early Years. 2nd ed., edited by A. Paige-Smith and A. Craft, 87–99. Berkshire: Open University Press.
   Google Scholar
• Cremin, T., P. Burnard, and A. Craft. 2006. “Pedagogy and Possibility Thinking in the Early Years.” Thinking Skills and Creativity 1 (2): 108–119.10.1016/j.tsc.2006.07.001
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Creswell, J. W. 2012. Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing among Five Approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
   Google Scholar
• Cropley, A. J. 2001. Creativity in Education and Learning. London: Kogan Page.
   Google Scholar
• Curriculum Development Council. 2001. Learning to Learn: Life-long Learning and Whole-Person Development. Hong Kong: Curriculum Development Council.
   Google Scholar
• Curriculum Development Council. 2017. Kindergarten Education Curriculum Guide (Provisional Final Draft). Hong Kong: Curriculum Development Council.
   Google Scholar
• Fung, K. H., and C. C. Lam. 2012. “The Tension between Parents’ Informed Choice and School Transparency: Consumerism in the Hong Kong Education Voucher Scheme.” International Journal of Early Childhood 44 (1): 31–52.10.1007/s13158-011-0051-9
   Google Scholar
• Hoffmann, J., and S. Russ. 2012. “Pretend Play, Creativity, and Emotion Regulation in Children.” Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts 6 (2): 175–184.10.1037/a0026299
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Howard-Jones, P. A., J. Taylor, and L. Sutton. 2002. “The Effect of Play on the Creativity of Young Children during Subsequent Activity.” Early Child Development and Care 172 (4): 323–328.10.1080/03004430212722
   Google Scholar
• Hughes, F. P. 2010. Children, Play and Development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
   Google Scholar
• Hui, A. N. N., B. W. Y. Chow, A. Y. T. Chan, B. H. T. Chui, and C. T. Sam. 2015. “Creativity in Hong Kong Classrooms: Transition from a Seriously Formal Pedagogy to Informally Playful Learning.” Education 3–13 43 (4): 393–403.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lau, S., A. Hui, and G. Ng. 2004. Creativity: When East Meets West. Singapore: World Scientific.10.1142/5524
   Google Scholar
• Li, Y. L. 2003. “What Makes a Good Kindergarten Teacher? A Pilot Interview Study in Hong Kong.” Early Child Development and Care 173 (1): 19–31.
   Google Scholar
• Li, H., N. Rao, and S. K. Tse. 2012. “Adapting Western Pedagogies for Chinese Literacy Instruction: Case Studies of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Singapore Preschools.” Early Education and Development 23: 603–621.10.1080/10409289.2010.536441
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lin, Y. S. 2014. “A Third Space for Dialogues on Creative Pedagogy: Where Hybridity Becomes Possible.” Thinking Skills and Creativity 13 (1): 43–56.10.1016/j.tsc.2014.03.001
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Merriam, S. B. 1988. Case Study Research in Education: A Qualitative Approach. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.
   Google Scholar
• Piaget, J. 1973. To Understand is to Invent. New York: Grossman.
   Google Scholar
• Policy Address. 2016. Kindergarten Education. Accessed March 20, 2017. http://www.policyaddress.gov.hk/2016/eng/p188.html
   Google Scholar
• Robson, S., and V. Rowe. 2012. “Observing Young Children’s Creative Thinking: Engagement, Involvement and Persistence.” International Journal of Early Years Education 20 (4): 349–364.10.1080/09669760.2012.743098
   Google Scholar
• Rudowicz, E. 2003. “Creativity and Culture: A Two Way Interaction.” Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research 47 (3): 273–290.10.1080/00313830308602
   Google Scholar
• Russ, S. W. 2004. Play in Child Development and Psychotherapy: Toward Empirically Supported Practice. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum Associate Publishers.
   Google Scholar
• Ryan, S. 2005. “Freedom to Choose: Examining Children’s Experiences in Choice Time.” In Critical Issues in Early Childhood Education, edited by N. Yelland, 99–114. New York: Open University Press.
   Google Scholar
• Siraj-Blatchford, I., K. Sylva, S. Muttock, R. Gilden, and D. Bell. 2002. Researching Effective Pedagogy in the Early Year. Research Report 356. London: Department of Education and Skills.
   Google Scholar
• Sylva, K., J. Bruner, and P. Genova. 1976. “The Role of Play in the Problem-Solving of Children 3–5 Years Old.” In Play: Its Role in Development and Evolution, edited by A. J. J. Bruner and K. Sylva, 244–257. New York: Basic Books.
   Google Scholar
• Tobin, J., A. Hayashi, and J. Zhang. 2011. “Approaches to Promoting Creativity in Chinese, Japanese and US Preschools.” In The Routledge International Handbook of Creative Learning, edited by J. Sefton-Green, P. Thomson, K. Jones, and L. Bresler, 150–158. London: Routledge.
   Google Scholar
• Torrance, E. 1966. The Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking-Figural. Bensenville, IL: Scholastic Testing Services.
   Google Scholar
• Tzuo, P. W. 2007. “The Tension between Teacher Control and Children’s Freedom in a Child-Centred Classroom: Resolving the Practical Dilemma through a Closer Look at the Related Theories.” Early Childhood Education Journal 35 (1): 33–39.10.1007/s10643-007-0166-7
   Google Scholar
• Vygotsky, L. S. 1978. Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
   Google Scholar
• Wegerif, R. 2010. Mind Expanding: Teaching for Thinking and Creativity in Primary Education. Buckingham: Open University Press.
   Google Scholar
• Wright, S. 2003. “Approaches to Arts Education.” In The Arts, Young Children and Learning, edited by S. Wright, 19–35. Boston, MA: Pearson Education.
   Google Scholar
• Zhou, J. 1998. “Feedback Valence, Feedback Style, Task Autonomy, and Achievement Orientation: Interactive Effects on Creative Performance.” Journal of Applied Psychology 83 (2): 261–276.10.1037/0021-9010.83.2.261
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar