Fostering Creativity Among Secondary School Adolescents: Roles of Mothers and Teachers

This study investigated roles of mothers and teachers in fostering creativity
among secondary school adolescents. It was a survey. Three research
questions guided the study. The population comprised of all mothers in
Federal College of Education (Tech), Umunze and all the secondary school
teachers in Orumba-South Local Government Area of Anambra-State.
Questionnaire was used for data collection and mean was used for analysis.
Findings include; 10 factors militating against fostering creativity among
secondary school adolescents, 8 roles of mothers and 8 roles of teachers for
fostering creativity among secondary school adolescents were also
identified. Based on the findings, recommendations were made which
include parents especially mothers providing materials and encouraging
creative activities among their adolescent children to increase their
cognitive flexibility and idea generation skills.