Student creativity and behavioural problems

Abstract

This paper elaborates on the relationship between creativity and behavioural prob-lems of primary and secondary school students. The relationship is considered from the per-spective of creative students as well as of students with problems which were identified on the basis of research results and teachers’ experience from school practice. Some creative students experience behavioural problems and they are in need of help to complete their formal educa-tion and preserve their authentic creative expression. On the other hand, some students with behavioural problems are creative and they need support in order to express their creativity through school-related activities. Four groups of explanatory resources have been identified to answer the question why creative students provoke, irritate, and confront with the lack of understanding of their teachers and peers. These include: specific personality characteristics of creative individuals; features and conditions of the creative process; inadequate reactions of social environment; and ambiguous social values. In conclusion, some implications for improvement of educational practice have been outlined that may contribute to expression and development of creative potentials of all students.

U radu se razmatra odnos između kreativnosti i problema u ponašanju učenika os-novne i srednje škole. Relacija je posmatrana iz perspektive kreativnog učenika kao i učenika sa problemima u ponašanju, koji su definisani na osnovu rezultata istraživanja i iskustva nastavnika iz školske prakse. Neki kreativni učenici imaju probleme u ponašanju i treba im pomoć kako bi savladali formalno obrazovanje i sačuvali svoj autentični kreativni izraz. S druge strane, neki učenici sa problemima u ponašanju su kreativni i treba im podrška da bi pokazali svoju kreativnost kroz aktivnosti relevantne za školu. Identifikovane su četiri grupe faktora kojima se može odgovoriti na pitanje zašto kreativni učenici provociraju, iritiraju i nailaze na nerazumevanje svojih nastavnika i drugova. To su: određene osobine ličnosti koje odlikuju kreativne pojedince, karakteristike i uslovi koje traži kreativni proces, neadekvatne reakcije okruženja i ambivalentne društvene vrednosti. Izvedene su implikacije za unapređenje vaspitno-obrazovnog rada koje bi doprinele ispoljavanju i razvoju kreativnih potencijala svih učenika.