Vezzali, Loris, Goclowska, Malgorzata, Crisp, Richard and Stathi, Sofia (2016). On the relationship between cultural diversity and creativity in education:the moderating role of communal versus divisional mindset. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 21 , 152–157.
Abstract
We conducted an experimental study with the aim of testing certain conditions under which engaging with cultural diversity increases creativity among schoolchildren. Results obtained from a sample of 149 Italian elementary schoolchildren revealed that engaging with cultural diversity, operationalized by asking Italian children to work with immigrant children on a cooperative task, led to an increase in creativity. Furthermore, we found that this effect was only present when a communal but not a divisional mindset (emphasizing group distinctions) was present. We discuss theoretical and practical implications of findings.
| Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2016.07.001 |
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| Divisions: | College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School |
| Additional Information: | © 2016, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | flexible thinking,creativity,cultural diversity,intergroup contact,intergroup processes,diversity climate,diversity in education,Education |
| Publication ISSN: | 1871-1871 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Dec 2024 08:16 |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Aug 2016 15:40 |
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PURE Output Type: | Article |
| Published Date: | 2016-09 |
| Published Online Date: | 2016-07-18 |
| Accepted Date: | 2016-07-16 |
| Submitted Date: | 2016-02-17 |
| Authors: |
Vezzali, Loris
Goclowska, Malgorzata Crisp, Richard Stathi, Sofia |
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