The influence of family upbringing style and locus of control on the creative thinking of preparatory school learners in the United Arab Emirates

Almajali, Hussein Khazer

dc.contributor.advisor	Dicker, Anne-Mari	en
dc.contributor.advisor	Ben Dania, A.	en
dc.contributor.author	Almajali, Hussein Khazer	en
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-25T10:52:58Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-25T10:52:58Z
dc.date.issued	2009-08-25T10:52:58Z
dc.date.submitted	2005-11-30	en
dc.identifier.citation	Almajali, Hussein Khazer (2009) The influence of family upbringing style and locus of control on the creative thinking of preparatory school learners in the United Arab Emirates, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1433>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1433
dc.description.abstract	This study aimed at investigating the influence of locus of control and upbringing style on creative thinking of preparatory school learners in schools in the United Arab Emirates. Specifically, the study attempted to answer the following questions: What is the effect of the family upbringing type (authoritative/authoritarian) on the creative thinking of grade 9 students in schools in the United Arab Emirates? What is the effect of the type of locus of control (internal/external) on the creative thinking of grade 9 students in schools in the United Arab Emirates? What is the effect of the interrelationships of family upbringing type and locus of control on the creative thinking of grade 9 students in schools in the United Arab Emirates? Three scales were used in this study: The Arabized Rotter Internal-External Locus of Control Scale Fawzi Abu jabal Scale of family upbringing style Torrance Tests of creative thinking In order to answer the above-mentioned questions, a random sample from students in the ninth grade was selected. The sample consisted of (527) male and female students. In order to examine the questions of the study and to identify the effects of each of these independent variables, along with there interactions on creative thinking; the following statistical techniques were used: T-tests Chi-square tests Pearson's bivariate and multi-variate correlation Analysis of variance (222) Stepwise regression analysis The findings of this study showed: Upbringing style and the locus of control had a significant effect on creative thinking. All differences were in favour of the internal locus of control and the authoritative upbringing style. Gender had no significant effect on creative thinking. There were no significant effects for the dual and treble interactions of the independent variables (gender, upbringing style and locus of control) on creative thinking. The results were interpreted in light of a literature review and the students' socialization practices.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Creative thinking :United Arab Emirates	en
dc.subject	Family Upbringing styles	en
dc.subject	Locus of control	en
dc.subject	Preparatory school	en
dc.subject	Family	en
dc.subject	Gender	en
dc.subject	United Arab Emirates
dc.subject.ddc	153.35
dc.subject.ddc	1 online resource (xv, 206 leaves)
dc.subject.lcsh	Locus of control
dc.subject.lcsh	Creative thinking in children -- Ability testing -- United Arab Emirates
dc.subject.lcsh	Educational tests and measurements
dc.subject.lcsh	Creative thinking -- Research -- United Arab Emirates
dc.subject.lcsh	Domestic relations -- United Arab Emirates
dc.subject.lcsh	Families -- Islam
dc.subject.lcsh	Muslim families
dc.subject.lcsh	Patriarchy -- United Arab Emirates
dc.subject.lcsh	Parenting -- United Arab Emirates
dc.title	The influence of family upbringing style and locus of control on the creative thinking of preparatory school learners in the United Arab Emirates	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
dc.contributor.email	djagegjj@unisa.ac.za	en
dc.description.department	Early Childhood Education and Development	en
dc.description.degree	D.Ed. (Socio-Education)	en