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Adoption of the art world design thinking process to enhance teacher pedagogical creativity in Pre-primary schools in Uganda
(Kyambogo University (Unpublished work), 2025-11) Katungi, Juma
Creative teaching practices are essential for promoting holistic development in early childhood, with evidence suggesting that young children benefit significantly when educators adopt innovative and engaging approaches (OECD, 2021; Craft et al., 2014). Despite ongoing efforts in Early Childhood Teacher Education in Uganda, many trainee teachers still lack critical creative competencies in the use of learning materials, methodologies, and physical learning environments (MoES, 2018; Nakabugo et al., 2020). This study explored the impact of the Art World Design Thinking Process (AWDTP) on enhancing pedagogical creativity among early childhood education (ECE) preservice teachers. Employing a quasi-experimental design within a Concurrent Embedded Mixed Methods framework (Creswell & Plano Clark, 2017), the research was conducted across two teacher training institutions, engaging 64 participants divided into control and experimental groups. The study was guided by four objectives: (1) to assess the relationship between AWDTP and creativity in material utilization; (2) to examine its impact on methodological creativity; (3) to evaluate the influence of AWDTP on spatial creativity in learning environments; and (4) to determine the overall contribution of AWDTP to pedagogical creativity. The intervention involved the integration of AWDTP into the experimental group’s teacher training experience. Data collection tools included a structured teacher creativity observation checklist and a focus group interview guide. Quantitative data were analyzed using independent samples tests, while qualitative data were subjected to thematic analysis. Findings demonstrated that the AWDTP significantly enhanced participants’ pedagogical creativity, aligning with contemporary theories of creative teaching and design based pedagogy (Beghetto & Kaufman, 2014; Rauth et al., 2010). In conclusion, the Art World Design Thinking Process presents a promising approach for cultivating creativity among early childhood educators. The study contributes to global discourse on improving the quality of early childhood teaching and learning by embedding creative pedagogical frameworks into teacher preparation programs.
Design Thinking and Learning Material Utilisation Creativity in Early Childhood Teacher Education: A Case of Kyambogo University, Uganda
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2023-04) Katungi, Juma; Godfrey, Ejuu; Grace, Lubaale
In the recent past, we have seen a lot of innovations in children’s learning materials, equipment and spaces design due to the work of famous educators like Montessori, 1912 and Froebel, 1837. This has led to the development of a new landscape of how children’s learning spaces look like. Many children’s learning centers have heavily invested in spaces design and space equipment but despite all these developments, teachers in Uganda have registered limited success in the utilization of these facilities to enrich children’s learning experiences. This study was carried out to investigate how design thinking can be used to impact teaching spaces utilization creativity (Pacini-Ketchabaw, 2016; Hakim, 2017 & Masoumi, 2020). A Quasi-experimental with a mixed design approach was used with an embedded Pretest Post-test Design (Bhattacherjee, 2012). Quantitative and qualitative data was collected from a sample of a cohort of 64 in-service teachers studying a diploma in early childhood teacher education. Data was collected using observations, focused group interviews, and entries from the field notes. Using the Art world design thinking process, an experiment was developed to induce material utilization creativity. Alongside was a creativity observation to measure creativity indicators. This was used to measure creativity exhibited at pretest and posttest in both the control and experimental group. Data analysis used descriptive statistics for preliminary analysis and an independent group’s t-test for analyzing the difference between the control and experimental group. Findings showed that there was a statistically significant difference between the control and experimental group at post-test; this was attributed to the art world design thinking process.
Material culture exploration for motion graphics (Uganda)
(Kyambogo University(unpublished), 2012-08) Katungi, Juma
Cultural beliefs and traditions are central aspects of Ugandans (Uganda National Culture Policy, 2006, page 2) affirms that Uganda has a rich and diverse cultural heritage. On the contrary observation of the television channels and other forms of multimedia communication depicts that the culture of the people is not reflected in the imagery used in form of graphics despite the high value attached to culture by the clients and consumers of these services (TV). It is on this basis that the current study set out to interrogate the present usage of material culture of Uganda as possible content for television motion graphics. The study was guided by the following objectives; 1. Examine the characteristics of the existing motion graphics used by a selected television company. ii. Investigate the cultural significance of selected Uganda material culture. iii. Develop comparative motion graphics inspired by selected material culture. iv. Document the findings of the research. Carrying out this study was important in a sense that it will pave away into the usage of images of material culture of Uganda by television channels and this will enhance the cultural attachment and the appreciation of imagery used in motion graphics by the Ugandan television viewers. The study was done through a studio-based study by exploring material culture to develop motion graphics for televisi9n. This registered great success and it has greater room for further exploration. The government in its culture policy and other stake holders like UNESCO should take on incorporating the use of material culture aspects with technology so as to take it to another level of appreciation that embraces all generations.