Creative Teaching as a Pathway to Inclusive and Quality Education
Why Creativity in the Classroom Matters Across the world, millions of children sit in classrooms every day without truly being included in the learning process. Barriers such as poverty, disability, rigid teaching methods, and unequal access to resources continue to limit their potential. My Master’s research at the Department of Social Work, University of Delhi , set out to explore one central question: How does creative teaching help make education more inclusive, engaging, and effective for all learners? Drawing on evidence from primary schools in Ghana and India , this research examined how creative teaching methods such as music, storytelling, drama, games, visual arts, and project-based learning can improve learning outcomes and promote inclusion, particularly for children in underserved contexts. Livingstone Delali Agbo engaged primary school students at the Ankase Matamalam Basic School, Ghana, to understand how they feel about their teachers and learning in the school. What...