Creativity. Emotional intelligence. Emotional Competencies. Chemistry teaching
We often find unmotivated teachers in academic spaces and part of this lack of motivation seems to be a product of the standardization of school spaces. Creativity has been presented, in this context, as a resource potentially capable of favoring a change of direction, presenting itself as a way to overcome difficulties. The present study has the general objective: To identify if there is a correlation between Emotional Intelligence and creativity in Chemistry teachers from the state reference network of Pernambuco. As specific objectives: To identify how the distribution of emotional competences occurs in teachers of the state education network in Pernambuco; identify the main factors that hinder the development of creativity in these teachers and; to correlate creativity and emotional intelligence of the participants. The study used a qualitative and quantitative approach and was characterized as a descriptive study. To collect data on emotional intelligence, we used the Veiga-Branco Scale of Emotional Intelligence Competencies, which allowed us to know the emotional competence presented by the participants in a given time frame. To measure the participants' creativity, we used the Creativity Assessment Technique proposed by Amabile (1985). The correlation between creativity and emotional intelligence was made using a multiple linear regression model, showing a correlation coefficient equal to 0.997 for the Rationalize Anger factor. The correlation model was confronted with the data obtained through semi-structured interviews, in the perspective of Bardin's Content Analysis (2011), which enabled a qualitative treatment of the information. The Content Analysis allowed an interpretation of the meanings and representations of the participating teachers, in relation to their own beliefs and thoughts about the possible barriers to the manifestation of creativity, as well as its relationship with emotional intelligence.