Creativity-supportive school climates combine autonomy, psychological safety, teacher encouragement, and rich resources¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · review r2–r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · checked against its sources 2026-10-21 (automated, 2 of 2 entries) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? A school's creative ethos—teacher autonomy, supportive leadership, rich resources, and psychological safety—creates conditions for creative growth. → Gu 2026 q2 i? Creativity-supportive environments typically provide students with autonomy, encourage creative expression, and integrate play-based learning. → Gu 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Gu 2026¶

Gu, X., Ritter, S. M., Frossard, F., van den Boom, L., Delfmann, L. R. & Barajas, M. (2026). Fostering creativity in formal schooling: A systematic review of explicit and implicit interventions for young learners. Educational Research Review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2026.100784

q2 · i? · review · r2

The review's synthesis of contextual factors (RQ3), citing Barbot and Heuser and Gajda et al. It states the creative ethos 'can create fertile conditions for creative growth'. No effect sizes are printed for this synthesis-level statement.

"a school's creative ethos, characterized by teacher autonomy, supportive leadership, rich learning resources, and a climate of psychological safety, can create fertile conditions for creative growth"

Gu 2026 (2)¶

Gu, X., Ritter, S. M., Frossard, F., van den Boom, L., Delfmann, L. R. & Barajas, M. (2026). Fostering creativity in formal schooling: A systematic review of explicit and implicit interventions for young learners. Educational Research Review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2026.100784

q2 · i? · review · r3

The review reports, citing Davies et al. (2013), a systematic review of 210 studies, that 'creativity-supportive environments typically provide students with autonomy, encourage creative expression, and integrate play-based learning'. Attributed second-hand; design not independently verified.

"creativity-supportive environments typically provide students with autonomy, encourage cre- ative expression, and integrate play-based learning"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Creativity — outcome: instruction changes it

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