Factors Affecting the Creativeness of Arts and Design Students at the Jordanian Private Universities

Abstract

The study aimed to highlight the major factors affecting the creativeness of students of arts and design education, as well as to pinpoint the factors affecting the development or absence of creativity for the students, where the study sample consisted of arts and design students in private Jordanian universities, amounting to (1030) students according to statistics Ministry of Higher Education. Students were randomly selected from an academicals community, at a rate of (30%) of the study population, those who responded the survey, the results of the study showed that the factors related to educational institutions are the most influencing factors on the creative situation, while the factors related to the student were considered the least influential. The study recommended the necessity of spreading the culture of the importance of design major in the College of Arts in private universities, and urged faculty members in the College of Arts to rely on creative educational techniques and diversification in their use to teach college courses.

Key words: creativity, design, creativeness