Objectives of the study are: 1. To study the attitudes of High and Higher Secondary school teachers towards creative teaching and learning. 2. To make a comparative study of the attitudes of male and female High and Higher Secondary school teachers from Government and Private Schools towards creative teaching and learning. 3. To construct a Creativity Appreciation Training Programme for High and Higher Secondary school teachers. 4. To study the effect of CATP on the attitudes of High and Higher Secondary school teachers with respect to sex, type of schools (Govt./Private), experience, setting ( rural/urban), training and as a whole. 5. To find out the opinion of High and Higher Secondary school teachers on CATP.

The sample of 400 High and Higher Secondary School Teachers has been properly drawn from Dimapur and Kohima districts employing suitable sampling techniques, namely, stratified random sampling and cluster sampling. 

Torrance Opinionnaire on Creative Teaching and Learning to measure the attitude of teachers towards creative teaching and learning, and CATP constructed by the investigator, were the tools employed for the study.

Single group pre-test – post-test experimental design has been employed to study the effectiveness of the treatment. Torrance Opinionnaire was used as pre-test and posttest. Four hour training on CATP was conducted systematically by distributing printed instructional material on CATP to each teacher under session. 

Percentage, mean, SD, Coefficient of correlation and t-test were the statistical techniques appropriately employed to analyze the data.

The study reveals that there has been positive and appreciable impact of Creativity Appreciation Training Programme (CATP) in enhancing the attitude of :
1. High and Higher Secondary School Teachers towards creative teaching and learning. 2. Male High and Higher Secondary School Teachers towards creative teaching and learning. 3. Female High and Higher Secondary School Teachers towards creative teaching and learning. 4. Govt. High and Higher Secondary School Teachers towards creative teaching and learning. 5. Private High and Higher Secondary School Teachers towards creative teaching and learning. 6. Trained High and Higher Secondary School Teachers towards creative teaching and learning. 7. Untrained High and Higher Secondary School Teachers towards creative teaching and learning. 8. Urban High and Higher Secondary School Teachers towards creative teaching and learning. 9. Rural High and Higher Secondary School Teachers towards creative teaching and learning. 10. High and Higher Secondary School Teachers with experience > 10 years towards creative teaching and learning. 11. High and Higher Secondary School Teachers with experience < 10 years towards creative teaching and learning. 12. There has been a significantly positive impact of CATP on the change in attitude of High and Higher Secondary school teachers towards creative teaching and learning. 13. The male teachers were found to show greater improvement in their attitudes towards creative teaching and learning through CATP than the female teachers. 14. The Govt. School teachers were found to show greater improvement in their attitudes towards creative teaching and learning through CATP than the private school teachers. 15. The untrained teachers were found to gain more through CATP than the trained teachers. 16. Teachers teaching in urban schools demonstrated a more positive change in their attitude towards creative teaching and learning than the teachers teaching in semi-urban or rural areas. 17. The more experienced teachers were found to gain more through CATP than the less experienced teachers. 18. The teachers opined that creative teaching should be incorporated in all teacher training curricula and orientation programmes.