Pre-School Teachers' Perceptions of Art and Creativity Concepts

The research aims to determine the views of preschool teachers on the concepts of art and creativity. The research was conducted in a standard case pattern grounded on qualitative research. The study group of the research consists of 40 preschool teachers who voluntarily support the study. In the research, the interview form created to analyze the opinions of preschool teachers about the concepts of art and creativity was employed as the data collection tool. Content analysis and descriptive analysis approaches were employed together in examining the obtained data. According to the data collected from the research findings, it was concluded that preschool teachers mostly preferred the drawing and painting activities for their students, associated with art and creativity in the learning environment. Preschool teachers said that the artistic activities they present in the learning environment chiefly assist children in achieving their abilities in their creativity.