The research presented in this volume suggests that divergent thinking is an important component of the creative process. Divergent thinking tests are probably the most commonly used measure of children's potential for creative thinking. There are a number of unanswered questions about children's divergent thinking and creativity which are answered throughout the volume and may be identified as themes in the research. The first theme is that the capacity for divergent thinking may not be normally distributed across all levels of ability (a relevant premise is that creative abilities are not...
The research presented in this volume suggests that divergent thinking is an important component of the creative process. Divergent thinking tests are...
The desire of creativity professionals to nurture and develop creativity until it becomes a habitual part of their actions, and their willingness to accustom themselves to something less, has been and continued to be a strength in this field. Focusing on issues surrounding stimulating creativity, the chapters in this volume exemplify this strength and represent continued current efforts to examine how creativity might be nurtured and developed.
The desire of creativity professionals to nurture and develop creativity until it becomes a habitual part of their actions, and their willingness to a...
The authors of this volume attempt to cohere the field of creativity and affect in a scholarly fashion by categorizing and characterizing some of its major features, including environmental influences; underlying processes; specific affective states; the role of atypical or pathological personalities; unconscious processes; physiological components; proactive and reactive stimuli; intrinsic motivation; eminence versus everyday creativity; and testing of assessing the affective component of creativity. The authors also examine and discuss the role that emotions, feelings and moods play in the...
The authors of this volume attempt to cohere the field of creativity and affect in a scholarly fashion by categorizing and characterizing some of its ...
Many individuals studying problem solving consider creativity a special type of problem solving. On the other hand, many individuals studying creativity view problem solving as a special type of creative performance. What is truly the role of creativity in problem solving? What is the role of problem solving in creativity? And how are problem solving and creativity related to problem finding? This book addresses these questions, and fills an obvious need for an overview of the research on problem finding.
Many individuals studying problem solving consider creativity a special type of problem solving. On the other hand, many individuals studying creat...
Why Fly? is without argument, an important contribution to the body of theoretical literature on creativity. What makes this work unique, however, is that it's content and focus also enable it to stand on the shelf along side books on counseling/self help, curriculum development, school administration, business, and leadership. In short, Dr. Torrance has successfully produced a book with nearly universal appeal and application possibilities. - Roeper Review . . .For readers who are well-versed in Torrance's major ideas and themes, the book will serve as a convenient reference resource and...
Why Fly? is without argument, an important contribution to the body of theoretical literature on creativity. What makes this work unique, however, ...
The research presented in this volume suggests that divergent thinking is an important component of the creative process. Divergent thinking tests are probably the most commonly used measure of children's potential for creative thinking. There are a number of unanswered questions about children's divergent thinking and creativity which are answered throughout the volume and may be identified as themes in the research. The first theme is that the capacity for divergent thinking may not be normally distributed across all levels of ability (a relevant premise is that creative abilities are...
The research presented in this volume suggests that divergent thinking is an important component of the creative process. Divergent thinking tests ...
This book provides an accurate and current overview of the most salient early childhood policy issues. Written by individuals who are involved in the legislation (one contribution comes from the former governor of Arkansas and now President Bill Clinton), implementation and evaluation of policy for young children and their families, it contains three parts: a section on policy issues, and a section on public school early childhood programs and policy for both regular and special needs preschoolers.
This book provides an accurate and current overview of the most salient early childhood policy issues. Written by individuals who are involved in t...
This book presents the results of a series of studies of the relationships between thinking skills and the artistic personality. The relationships are explored in fifth grade, eighth grade, 12th grade and college through research with groups and individuals. Logic, insight, divergent thinking and creative thinking are routinely assessed in relation to indications of artistic interest or talent. Although each study is separate in its methods, results converge on a portrait of the developing artist as an individual who finds problems and solves them in his or her own way. The functional...
This book presents the results of a series of studies of the relationships between thinking skills and the artistic personality. The relationships ...
