This journal provides a focal point for the collection and distribution of systematically processed information about theory and practice in theatre. Part of an irregularly published series, this issue contains investigations of the application of transactional analysis to the theatre, the psychological effect of counterattitudinal acting in…

This pamphlet touches on definitions of creativity; its manifestations and methods of measurement on the preschool, elementary, high school, and college levels; its pattern of development; non-test ways of identifying creative behavior; and an explanation of creative learning. Common blocks to creative development are delineated, and a section…

This article discusses some reasons for not implementing the National Recreation and Park Association certification/registration program. (PD)

A series of studies was conducted to examine effects of various types of praise and of instructions and primes on the making of a different/new form or the using of an object in a unique way by preschoolers. Generalization of creative behavior within a response set of a given task and from a trained task to an untrained (transfer) task was…

The effects of a 14 week creativity training program (the Purdue Creative Thinking Program) on the creativity in written expression of 25 learning disabled (LD) students (11 to 12 years old) was measured. The program consisted of 28 audio tapes and printed exercises designed to foster divergent thinking in areas of verbal and figural fluency,…

An analysis of how viewing educational media relates to creativity. (HB)

The article describes the Creativity Mobilization Technique, a nonverbal process-oriented method involving work with brush, paint, and paper that attempts to activate functions essential for various types of creative activities. (Author/SBH)

The author discusses obstacles to creative thinking in secondary and college students, and stresses the importance of shifting the emphasis from finding solutions to recognizing problems, and realizing that nothing one can learn is irrelevant. (CL)

Theories on the variability of creativity in individuals are discussed and related to the development of creativity in the classroom. (SBH)

Although creativity courses in the academic community often are not taken seriously, they can and should be a transformational journey for the student, involving exciting but sometimes painful unlearning of old structures and development of new conceptual systems. (DB)

The article describes the life and work of E. Paul Torrance, long associated with gifted education. His career is traced and his beliefs in the importance of identifying and developing creativity are discussed. (CL)

Classroom teachers can provide more creative opportunities in the classroom by providing an atmosphere of psychological safety and by presenting material that encourages divergent thinking. Examples of the bull's eye strategy, brainstorming, and checklisting activities to stimulate imaginative ideas are offered. (CL)

The article describes the Creative Inventory, a means of finding out the conditions under which creative potential is liberated. Exercises to discover these conditions are described and it is suggested that they can be beneficial for older children. (Author/CL)

The article reviews the interplay of cognitive and creative behavior in adolescence. Three major issues are discussed: the evolution of creativity in adolescence; important personality traits of gifted and creative young people; and the actual creative behavior of gifted adolescents. (Author)

The study involving 103 fifth graders supported previous findings linking classroom climate with students' creative functioning and indicated that both the Productive Thinking Program (PTP) and activities based on the Creative Problem Solving program were successful in enhancing students' creative problem solving. Teachers preferred the more…