A quick search in Google Scholar for documents containing both keywords “Japan” and “collectivism” revealed 28,100 results. This fact alone is enough to support the notion that collectivism is a commonly reoccurring descriptive in discussions about Japanese society. This is also enough to give serious consideration to the impact of collectivism when thinking about the development of educational programs that foster the development of creativity. More specifically it raises the question: if some people within Japan believe in the collectivist nature of themselves and their society how does that belief influence creative self-identity and creative self–efficacy? Since creativity and innovation require the ability to think divergently, understanding the impact of the alleged pressure towards conformity on creativity should be a top priority. Furthermore, understanding this relationship becomes important when considering methodologies and potential barriers to learning in the creativity classroom or workshop. With this in mind, a questionnaire was given to 50 Japanese participants of various ages and backgrounds. Using open-ended questions and a Likert scale, the questionnaire examines the collectivist self-identity, the collectivist social-identity, creative self-identity, and creative self-efficacy. Through narrative qualitative analysis of the open-ended questions and quantitative analysis of the scaled questions the relationships between the four categories were examined to see if any influenced the others. From this study we can see that the quantitative data and the qualitative data both showed the similar findings. Within the group the majority did not identify as having a collectivist self-identity, the results on collectivist socialidentity were split down the middle, and a majority of the participants did identify with having a creative self-identity. It is also clear from both the qualitative and quantitative data that creative self-identity and creative self-efficacy are linked. It appears that if the person does not believe that he or she is a creative person then that same individual is very likely to believe they do not have the capacity to do creative things.

Submitted by DANILO RIBEIRO PAZIANI null (danilopaziani@yahoo.com.br) on 2017-10-23T23:27:28Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação-de-Mestrado-Danilo-Paziani-FIMOFICIALcorrigido.pdf: 3731599 bytes, checksum: 504e2f99cfcd37195b7d18161c316dde (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luiz Galeffi (luizgaleffi@gmail.com) on 2017-10-26T17:31:35Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 paziani_dr_me_ia.pdf: 3731599 bytes, checksum: 504e2f99cfcd37195b7d18161c316dde (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-10-26T17:31:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 paziani_dr_me_ia.pdf: 3731599 bytes, checksum: 504e2f99cfcd37195b7d18161c316dde (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-08-25 / Outra / Na presente pesquisa procura-se refletir a respeito da renovação de práticas pedagógicas no campo do ensino coletivo de contrabaixo acústico, comtemplando, porém, os outros membros da família das cordas friccionadas. Levantam-se as práticas coletivas de ensino de cordas no Brasil, apresenta-se o lócus em que a pesquisa foi desenvolvida, o Polo do Projeto Guri em Ribeirão Preto e mostra-se de que modo as práticas criativas foram introduzidas aos alunos do instrumento. O objetivo geral da pesquisa é incentivar a participação dos estudantes em posturas criativas e mostrar a relação entre esses procedimentos e o aprendizado do instrumento. Os objetivos específicos estão ligados à abertura, à escuta e prática de músicas populares e a sonoridades contemporâneas, na procura de ampliação de repertório dos estudantes. Em relação aos aspectos metodológicos, adota-se a abordagem qualitativa na modalidade “observação participante”. A pesquisa se fundamenta, em Keith Swanwick e John Paynter, educadores musicais, e na ideia de experiência do filósofo da educação, Jorge Larrosa. Os resultados alcançados materializaram-se na vivência, pelos estudantes, de três processos inventivos que os próprios participantes consideraram de suma importância no seu processo de aprendizagem. / In the present research we try to reflect on the renewal of pedagogical practices in the field of collective teaching of acoustic bass, contemplating, however, the other members of the family of the frictioned strings. The collective practices of string teaching are raised in Brazil, the locus in which the research was developed, the Guri Project Pole in Ribeirão Preto and the way in which the creative practices were introduced to the students of the instrument. The overall objective of the research is to encourage student participation in creative positions and to show the relationship between these procedures and the learning of the instrument. The specific objectives are related to the open listening and practice of popular songs and contemporary sonorities, in the search of amplification of the repertoire of the students. Regarding the methodological aspects, the qualitative approach is adopted in the participant observation modality. The research is based, in Keith Swanwick and John Paynter, musical educators and in the idea of experience of the philosopher of the education, Jorge Larrosa. The results obtained were materialized in the students' experience of three inventive processes that the participants themselves considered of paramount importance in their learning process.

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