Abstract

SOUZA, Kátia Ovídia José de. Creative Space with Adolescents in Public Schools for Health Promotion. Bol. - Acad. Paul. Psicol. [online]. 2014, vol.34, n.87, pp.371-386. ISSN 1415-711X.

This study describes and analyzes how a creative space for the construction of knowledge in public health and health promotion with adolescents was developed in two public schools of the city of Rio de Janeiro, as well as the perceptions of students and teachers about this creative space. Participants were 52 teenagers and 17 teachers. The instruments used were participant observation with the adolescents in creative space, and participant observation and focus group with teachers. We use a qualitative thematic analysis, seeking to establish units of meaning. The results show that creative space was favorable to the adolescent to express creativity, free expression and active participation. We conclude that the creative environment helped in communication, construction and integration of knowledge and a better involvement of the student in his own healthy education, for he had the power of decision-making in activities. We observe the need to rethink education to stimulate, develop and establish a climate conducive to a creativity classroom. A creative space in school may give priority to improve: a) communication and teacher-student interaction, through a more horizontal teacher-student relationship; b) the opportunity to learn with pleasure; c) the production and integration of knowledge, and not its reproduction; d) a greater student engagement in tasks and his best performance since he has the power of decision when choosing how to do the activities; e) the creative resolution of problems and challenges, such as problems encountered in the everyday life of the school; f) student’s self-esteem, with respect to his ideas.

Keywords : Creativity; Health; Primary and Secondary Education.

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