Investigates creativity in the conformist indigenous Sudanese culture, a complex interaction of African, Arab, and Islamic sociocultural factors. The problems of using Western tests to measure creativity and the effects of modernization in fostering or hindering creativity are discussed. The form and the scope available for creative expression in…

Explores the extent to which technology has affected creation and production in modern poetry and concludes that originality of expression has not been lost in the medium of newsprint or advertising text. (DF)

This paper examines the nature of creativity and the nourishing of children's creativity. One definition of creativity focuses on two of its aspects, of novelty and usefulness. Other definitions that stress one or the other of these aspects are discussed. According to M. Rhoades (1961), the four components of creativity are: (1) people--their…

In brainstorming a group attempts to find a solution for a specific problem by amassing all the ideas spontaneously contributed by members. Brainstorming is recommended when the generation of ideas will be beneficial to the solution of problems. Four fundamental rules of brainstorming include: (1) criticism is not allowed during the thinking…

Lists and discusses factors that contribute to creativity theory, such as analogy, archetypes, symbols, conditions that foster creativity, and syntactic fluency. (RL)

Arguing that creativity in doctoral research has been underemphasized, this article offers five principles drawn from theoretical and research literature for advisors cultivating creative dissertation work and examines each principle from three contextual perspectives: individual psychology, theoretical-methodological, and institutional. (PB)

This paper examines the relationship between creation and destruction in the creative process. Findings from a study involving 60 actors and 60 criminals/delinquents (ages 10-65) indicate that the 2 populations are similar in their ability to use the creative process but criminals/delinquents do little productive with their ability. (Author/JDD)

Noting that many broadcasting personnel value creative processes more than final products, this paper suggests a modified-process definition of creativity in which artistic concerns of production personnel and goal-oriented business requirements of management combine to form a structured system for creative endeavors. Characteristics of creative…

This article reviews contemporary studies on the concept of creativity across two cultures, Eastern cultures and Western cultures, by examining people's implicit theories of creativity across different cultures and cross-cultural studies of creativity. Cross-cultural studies revealed that Easterners and Westerners differ, on average, in their…