The meaning of being a creative teacher through discovering
The research problem relates to the lack of research in terms of perceiving the meaning of being a creative teacher. The study aimed to highlight the phenomenological structure meaning of being a creative teacher. The methodology was based on the approach of integral phenomenology. A total of 26 interviews were obtained. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews and analyzed by integrating approaches of practical and epistemological phenomenologies. Findings showed that for teachers the core component in the phenomenological meaning of being a creative teacher was discovering. The conclusions summarized that discovering within the phenomenological structure of being a creative teacher involves pursuing, updating, engaging, being spontaneous, and experimenting.
Authors
- Valentinas Butanavičius
- Vilma Žydžiūnaitė
Institutions
- Vytautas Magnus University (LT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Creativity Studies
- Published
- 2026-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3846/cs.2026.23072
- Primary Topic
- Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00