This article, which is speculative in outlook and emerges from an extended literature review on this subject, takes as its basic premise the notion that the idea of "creativity"--whether in relation to literacy, schooling or the economy, is constructed as a series of rhetorical claims. These rhetorics of creativity emerge from the contexts of…

Proposes the iii system as a theory to clarify how creative drama works. Explains how participants in an arts experience go through an internal process (iii system) of image, imagery, and imagination. Notes that those who experience the richest, most varied drama activity seem to complete this process. (PD)