CREATIVITY AMONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN RELATION TO GENDER, SOCIAL CATEGORY AND EMOTIONAL MATURITY

The present study investigated the creativity among elementary school teachers in relation to gender, social category and emotional maturity. Descriptive research design was used to accomplish the objectives of the study. A random sample of 400 elementary school teachers was taken from four districts of Himachal Pradesh namely Bilaspur, Shimla, Sirmour and Solan. Statistical technique ANOVA was employed to analyse the collected data. The findings of the study revealed that there is no significant difference between male and female elementary school teachers of open and reserve category on creativity. However, a significant difference was found between highly emotionally mature and low emotionally mature elementary school teachers on creativity. Further, it was found that gender and social category, gender and emotional maturity, social category and emotional maturity, and gender, social category and emotional maturity taken together had no significant interactional effects on creativity among elementary school teachers.