Effect of a six-week dance-based physical education intervention on primary school children’s creativity: A pilot study

• Published in: European physical education review Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 203 - 220
• Main Authors: Neville, Ross D, Makopoulou, Kyriaki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.02.2021
• Subjects: Comparative Analysis; Creative Activities; Dance; Dance Education; Elementary School Students; Faculty Development; Foreign Countries; Intervention; Movement Education; Outcomes of Education; Physical Education; Pilot Projects; Task Analysis; United Kingdom (England); divergent thinking; alternative uses; creativity; Creative dance

There is international consensus that creativity is a fundamental outcome of schooling. Opportunities exist to enhance the creativity of schoolchildren, particularly in movement-based subjects such as physical education (PE). In this pilot study, we investigated the effect of a six-week dance-based...