Irving Taylor's paper formulates a theory of creativity which emphasizes the alteration of the environment in accordance with personal patterns of perception. The necessary components are elaborated: (1) an explanatory statement of motivation in creativity; (2) a delineation of the forms creativity can take; (3) an identification and…

Classroom teachers should work at altering classroom activity so that it is process-centered, so that it piques the curiosity of the students, and demands both left and right brain involvement. Literature can be used as well as any other art form in stimulating this kind of learning process. (Author/EB)

Explores how teachers at the Creative Arts Centre in Calgary (Alberta) create, maintain, and nurture aesthetic learning in their classrooms. The Centre, opened in 1997, has chosen to value the creating process, primary to the arts, in the school curriculum as a whole. During 1997 to 1998, 55 volunteers (primarily students and parents) explored…

This article shares critical reflections on cultivating community partnerships through arts education and provides an analytical framework for community building. It is argued that increasing access to arts education requires attention be paid not only to content issues in arts education, but, also, to holistic approaches that address the contexts…

A study tested the general proposition that, although professors of education courses possess knowledge concerning the concepts of creativity, little of that knowledge is passed on to undergraduate students. Ten colleges and universities in Washington and Idaho with teacher education programs were selected for the study. A total of 62 teacher…

THE OBJECTIVES WERE TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT OF TEACHERS' ATTITUDES TOWARD CREATIVE THINKING ON THEIR EVALUATIVE BEHAVIOR IN THE CLASSROOM AND ON THE CREATIVE THINKING OF THEIR PUPILS. FURTHER OBJECTIVES WERE TO ASCERTAIN THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS KINDS OF EVALUATIVE COMMENTS ON THE IDEAS OFFERED BY STUDENTS, AND TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT…

THIS PROJECT INVESTIGATED TWO PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVE THINKING ABILITIES AT THE FOURTH-GRADE LEVEL--(1) THE DIFFICULTIES TEACHERS EXPERIENCE IN ENCOURAGING AND GUIDING CREATIVE EXPERIENCES IN THE CLASSROOM AND RELATING THEM TO CURRICULAR CONTENT AND (2) THE DEVELOPMENT OF WAYS FOR COUNTERACTING THE NUMEROUS INFLUENCES WHICH…

Author recommends activities designed to help teachers in some way become more creative, more sensitive in their responses to other people and their work, more flexible in developing environments for learning, and more confident of the value of their work in teaching and in other areas. (Author/CB)

Encourages child care professionals to encourage creativity in all aspects of their programs including: (1) passion in pursuit of ideas and in hiring staff; (2) nurturing relationships; (3) good role modeling; (4) making the space and time for goal development; (5) focus on values; (6) time for play; and (7) maintaining a balanced life. (SD)

A study was conducted to better understand creative visioning, the human ability to make connections. Interviews were conducted with 20 Seattle (Washington) residents, each of whom was involved in creativity or creative visioning. The sample defined creative visioning as a process which encourages the pursuit of new possibilities, dimensions, and…

"Creative Expression" designates a program at the University of Hawaii for the development of better oral language skills among the children of Hawaii. This essay describes the program as it operates in the public schools. A more general account of Hawaiian personality is given; Hawaiian children tend to be quiet and unresponsive in the classroom…

A recent study (Shapiro & Shapiro, 1970) showed that fourth graders from an upper middle class background with varying degrees of intelligence, creativity, and language achievement could be taught to express themselves poetically. The present study was undertaken to replicate these results with children from less advantaged backgrounds. The two…

This digest paper presents strategies and activities that can be used to encourage gifted students to develop their individual talents in the language arts. Suggestions for exploring poetic language especially free verse, include ideas for creating group poems and catalysts for creating individual poems. Suggestions for exploring the elements of…

Considered is the importance of teaching creativity in the field of chemical engineering. Lists major concepts in teaching creativity. Suggests ways of bringing creativity into chemistry instruction. (MVL)

Describes one creative writing teacher's use of an owl as a focal point for writing activities and how the writing activities aided the students' personal and creative development. Provides samples of student writing. (ARH)