The impact of art therapy on fostering creativity: approaches for training future educators
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https://doi.org/10.46502/issn.1856-7576/2025.19.04.5Keywords:
media art society, media art therapy, media competence, media creativity, information type of cultureAbstract
The article explores the content of the studied concept, clarifies the purpose and approaches of art therapy in training future educators to develop the creative potential of learners. It demonstrates the importance of art therapy techniques in preparing future educators. The functions of art therapy are highlighted within the context of the practical activities of future specialists. The possibilities of simultaneously combining various roles of students and educators during professional training are clarified. The role of media art society in applying media art therapy, especially in light of the development of information culture, and the importance of media competence in media creativity are discussed. The initial level of readiness is identified as low. During the formative stage of the pedagogical experiment, the developed technology for training future educators to foster the creative potential of learners through art therapy was implemented, along with the proposed pedagogical conditions for such training. As a result, it was found that, following the development and application of this technology in the higher education process (in EG), the number of future educators with a high level of certain skills significantly increased. Therefore, the technology for training future educators to enhance the creative potential of learners through art therapy is recommended for implementation in the professional training of specialists, as it has proven to be effective.
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