EXAMINATION OF THE PERCEPTION LEVEL OF TEACHERS ABOUT THE PROMOTERS TO CREATIVITY IN PAKISTAN: SEEING THROUGH THE DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES OF GENDER, AREA AND MARITAL STATUS

Abstract

The main objective of the study was to know the level of perception of
teachers about the promoters that promote creativity among the students.
Further, the teachers’ level of perception were compared regarding
demographic variables of gender, area and marital status. The design of the
study was quantitative in nature and used the survey method to accomplish
the above-mentioned objectives. The target population was all the schoolteachers in Pakistan at various levels. For data collection, an online
questionnaire on social media platforms (WhatsApp, Emails and Facebook)
was uploaded which was filled online by 400 school-teachers randomly. It
must be noted that the original questionnaire was constructed, validated and
made reliable by the Sarsani (1999) in India. The original questionnaire had
17 items with 5-point Likert scale but the current researchers just took
(adopted) 11 items from the original questionnaire without changing a single
word. The current researchers sought the Cronbach Alpha Reliability
Coefficient to see if the adopted questionnaire is reliable in Pakistani context. The data were analyzed through SPSS by using descriptive and
inferential statistics. The results revealed that Pakistani teachers had a high
level of perception about the promoters that promote creativity in students.
The gender and area had no significant differences while the marital status
had significant differences regarding the teachers’ level of perception about
the promoters to creativity. The results were discussed in light of past
literature and recommendations were given.