The purpose of this study was to investigate elementary school teachers' perception of obstacles for the promotion of favorable conditions to the development of their students' creative capacity. The participants were 398 1st to 4th grade elementary school teachers from public and private schools located in the Pilot Plan of Brasilia and other administrative regions of the Federal District, who completed a checklist of obstacles for the promotion of creativity in the classroom. The more frequent obstacles were related to the students, such as a great number of students in the classroom and students with learning difficulties. A greater number of obstacles were pointed out by teachers from public schools, from schools located far from the Pilot Plan of Brasilia and who taught to 3rd grade.
creativity; elementary school; obstacles to creativity
