Collaborative creative writing and improving interpersonal relationships in primary school: The case of primary schools in Greece

Collaborative writing is a specific form of cooperative learning aimed at transforming a text by several students into a collaborative text. Indeed, in creative writing activities, students playfully and, most importantly, imaginatively focus on a common goal, communicate and collaborate to create a shared text. This paper includes a survey conducted during the academic year 2023-2024 in primary schools in Greece in which 1020 students and 71 teachers participated. The students were divided into two groups: an intervention group with students who implemented collaborative creative writing exercises for approximately four months and a control group with students who only followed the school's curriculum. The degree of improvement in students' interpersonal relationships was assessed through two questionnaires completed by the teachers participating in the research program. The results of the research, which showed a positive correlation between collaborative creative writing and interpersonal relationship skills are presented and analyzed in this article.