This study aims at confirming what effect of Waldorf earIy childhood education which has
been implemented on an children’s emotional intelligence and creativity. Accordingly, this
study measured the emotional intelligence and creativity using the tools of emotional
intelligence standards [Lee, Seungeun, Lee, Youngseok,2004] and tools of integrated creativity
test for early childhood[Lee, Kyunghwa, Lee,Shin-dong, 2003] by targeting the children in
full five years old among the early childhood who have been in contact with Waldorf early
childhood education[hereinafter, Waldorf group] and who haven’t been in contact with
Waldorf early childhood education[hereinafter, General group].
As a result of a difference test between the two groups using t-test, the Waldorf group
showed higher grades of all subordinate factors comprising emotional intelligence &
creativity than the General group, which came out as a significant difference statistically. As
for infants’ creativity, Waldorf group showed a significant difference in all subordinate
factors statistically than General group in the sector of linguistic creativity among the
subordinate factors in creativity and as for creativity in diagram, Waldorf group showed a
higher significant difference statistically only in the sector of new additions of elements than
General group.
In addition, as for creative character, an independent spirit, adventurous spirit, and
adhesion to the given assignment among the subordinate factors showed a significant
difference statistically. The correlation analysis between the two groups indicated that there
exists a significant static correlation statistically between emotional intelligence and creativity
of the two groups. Through this study, it was found out that Waldorf early childhood education has a positive effect on an infant’s development of emotional intellignece and
creativity.