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Peer reviewedMellou, Eleni – Early Child Development and Care, 1994
Reviews literature on the transformational nature of creativity, in which the individual, during and after interacting with his or her environment, takes information provided by the culture and transforms it based on previous experience. Notes that young children can develop transformational ability through dramatic play in which they are involved…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Development, Creativity, Cultural Influences
Peer reviewedMellou, Eleni – Early Child Development and Care, 1995
Discusses the reciprocal, interactionist activity of creativity. Suggests an explanation of how specific characteristics of personality, cognitive style, and situation develop creativity. Notes that these factors are interrelated--none is sufficient for creativity by itself--and that creativity can be explained only by a model that encompasses all…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Creative Development, Creative Thinking
