Paper presented at the third meeting of the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, April 15-17, 1971, in Detroit, Michigan. (DS)

A review of and commentary on papers by Milton E. Rosenbaum, Jose Barchilon, Leon Jakobovits, and Frank Barron presented at Conference on the Creative Process and Composition (Colorado Springs, Colorado, November 3-6, 1968) sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English. (Editor/RD)

The author quotes passages from the first two chapters of "Genesis" to support four hypotheses such as that the stages of creative process do not occur systematically but are reported in orderly sequence. (MC)

The author describes three techniques for developing conscious awareness of the responses and behaviors of the right parietal lobe through describing a right brain related impression aloud in sensory image terms of color, shape, and texture. (CL)

Briefly described are the use of three games to develop creative thinking skills at the third grade and college levels. The games are part of the "Think Links" series based on Edward De Bono's Thinking Skill Model. (DB)

Some Japanese cultural characteristics that foster creativity, giftedness, and achievement are examined: and based on these, eight specific suggestions are offered that might be useful in solving some of America's national problems of underachievement, particularly among gifted and talented children. (DLS)

The article discusses and reviews some of the literature pertaining to the maximization of the number of creative persons within a society and the cultural influences that might bring about such a result. (DLS)

Defines creativity by exploring the four components of creativity: person, product, process, and persistence. Illustrates the characteristics of the creative person and examines blocks to creativity. Applies the creativity concepts to music education. (RW)

This paper proposes the use of hypermedia as a design framework for creativity facilitation programs. It includes an overview of the major schools of thought in creativity, a review of fundamental concepts in hypertext and hypermedia, a discussion of design issues related to hypermedia-based creativity facilitation programs, and suggestions for…

Artist-in-residence programs frequently act as professional development initiatives for teachers. Little understanding of the relational nature of artist-teacher learning exists. In this article, we discuss "Learning Through The Arts"[TM], describing conflicting expectations as artists and teachers learn from each other, and explore the…

Early in her life, Nancy King discovered that stories are rich sources of wisdom, imagination, creativity, and comfort. In this essay, King describes her personal experiences developing and using the collaborative storymaking process with young people and adults in various school settings. The author states that collaborative storymaking…

Listed alphabetically by author are 996 references on experimentation and investigation in the area of creativity since 1954. Included are all articles which have appeared in Psychological Abstracts since 1954, unpublished doctoral dissertations, masters theses, papers, and reports. (AJ)

This paper discusses creativity in young children and what teachers can do to support and promote it. Topics addressed in the paper include: (1) teacher interest in promoting creativity; (2) defining creativity; (3) creativity in the socioemotional domain; (4) the relationship between creativity and empathy for others; (4) bibliotherapy; (5)…

The promotion of creativity in young children has been included in the agenda of the educational authorities in mainland China since 2001. Since then, attempts to implement this policy have appeared in different forms. The educational bureaux take measures by publishing documents and guidelines on the subject. While some kindergartens endeavour to…