The author describes her work as a Poet-in-the-Schools for the Ohio Arts Council particularly in relation to inspiration in the creative process. Stressed is the need for educators to recognize that creative production most often takes place after reflection on inspiration and to provide situations conducive to preparation and incubation. (SBH)

Describes phases of the creative process, and historical and contemporary views of creativity, then presents a systems model of "Creativity," distinguished from the everyday creativity displayed by many people. Describes backgrounds and traits of "Creative" people, and concludes with comments on flow experience and…

Presents the need for a new mindset and for worker creativity and flexibility in the contemporary workplace; describes benefits of and barriers to creative education in schools, colleges, and workplaces. Suggests ways to unleash and empower the creativity of the work force. (SK)

The article relates the creative process, basic skills, and computing. The importance of both basic skills and creative development are stressed and the computer is seen as both an expressive medium and a skill builder. Computer models encourage the teaching of old skills in new ways as well as the encouragement of inventiveness. (DB)

Using tenets from Vedic science and quantum physics, this model of the creative process suggests that the unified field of creation is pure consciousness, and that the development of the creative process within individuals mirrors the creative process within the universe. Rational and supra-rational creative thinking techniques are also described.…

Concepts from R. J. Sternberg's triangular theory of love are used to provide a framework for understanding creative achievement. The combination of intimacy, passion, and commitment is viewed as the major determinant of eminent achievement. Special attention is paid to Wallas's (1926) description of stages in the creative process, and educational…

Effects of goal setting and feedback on creative productivity (as measured by both creativity emphasis and quantity emphasis) of 54 subjects found that feedback improved creativity performance of subjects with creativity goals, creativity feedback was more valued than feedback relating to quantity goals, goal commitment was increased by feedback,…

Twenty-four studies on creativity and bilingualism are compared in a table and text. Twenty of the studies found bilinguals to be more creative than monolinguals. Four studies found an interaction between sex and bilingualism. (DB)

This speech examines damage done to young children's creativity by schooling systems which emphasize left-brain activity, bureaucracy, and the maintenance of the status quo. Proposed as an alternative is Huston Smith's fourfold education scheme: subjective education; education for surprise; education for surrender; and education for words.…

A set of "creative competencies" provides a framework for assessing the extent to which local school environments contribute to the production of creative citizens. Following an introduction to rationale and organization of the Vermont Creativity Task Force, material is divided into five substantive sections. Section 1 pinpoints the…

This paper looks at the collaborative construction of web pages in History by a Year-4 group of children in a primary school in the UK. The aim of this paper is to find out: (a) How did children interpret their involvement in this literacy practice? (b) How the construction of web pages was interactionally accomplished? and (c) How can creativity…

This article begins by identifying that children have a spontaneous predilection for playing with language, engaging in poetic discourse even before their first poetry lesson. Although children's language play is relatively unresearched in the classroom, in a case study of two groups of pupils aged between 10 and 11, it was observed that children…

This paper presents four major features of L. S. Vygotsky's theory of creative imagination. The first feature discussed is that imagination is the internalization of children's play. It is explained that the development of imagination parallels the development of speech which originates in the child's social dialogue with adults, passes through an…

The study investigated the possible correlations between brain growth stages and creative art work through the evaluation of 549 samples of children's art by children in grades K through 6. The absence of a valid instrument led to the development by the investigator of a criterion referenced rating scale for evaluation of the art work. The data…