Teacher education is a leading issue in education research, and creativity has been targeted as an important goal in teacher education. This study investigated little-c creativity in first-year preservice teacher candidates, as manifested in their yearlong fieldwork. It was designed as a qualitative empirical study. Three major themes related to the candidates’ creativity and the components that fostered it were revealed. The first was the process the candidates underwent to construct and implement their initiatives; the second was related to the process that the candidates underwent as they transitioned from feelings of chaos to creativity; and the third was the candidates’ interpersonal relationships. We conclude that preservice teacher education should provide unique experiences that foster creativity.

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职前教师候选人卓越计划中的创造力提升

教师教育是教育研究的前沿问题，创造性已被定位为教师教育的重要目标。这项研究调查了第一年职前教师候选人的小 C 创造力，这体现在他们为期一年的实地考察中。它被设计为一项定性的实证研究。揭示了与候选人创造力相关的三个主要主题以及培养创造力的组成部分。首先是候选人构建和实施他们的倡议所经历的过程；二是与候选人从混乱感过渡到创造力的过程有关；三是候选人的人际关系。我们得出结论，职前教师教育应该提供培养创造力的独特体验。