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When it comes to thinking about fostering creativity in the educational context, one often focuses on the role of the teacher, the support of the principal, parents' willingness to cooperate, material availability, student motivation, and the content that needs to be presented to the students. We rarely think globally, putting the society (and its values) into the focus of the research that directly influences the (non)creation of preconditions for the promotion of creativity. The democracy of society is reflected...

The stereotypes of teachers regarding their professional and personal status depend on the perception of the society and culture they are in, and they can affect the teachers’ professional competence. The teacher’s professional competences are reflected in the teacher's ability to apply the acquired knowledge, skills, abilities, and intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for their job. The aim of the paper was to examine the stereotypes of teachers in Croatia and the acceptance of stereotypes of Croatian teachers on p...