The purpose of this study, sponsored by an ESEA title 3 grant, was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Living Arts Program in developing creative behavior in adolescents. The subjects consisted of an experimental group of 188 students in grades 7-10 who took part in the Living Arts Program for one semester and a similar group of students who did…

The purposes of this investigation were to determine whether differences in creative ability exist between white and Negro students, between public and parochial school students, between students of different grade levels, and between sexes. A corollary purpose of this study was to determine how well teachers can identify the creative students in…

STUDIES OF CREATIVITY AND OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTURBANCES IN CHILDREN HAVE SUGGESTED THE PRESENCE OF SLUMPS (OR INVERSIONS) WHICH MAY BE CORRELATED WITH DEVELOPMENTAL TRANSITIONS. THE MOST NOTABLE OF THESE OCCURS AT ABOUT THE FOURTH GRADE AND IS THE OBJECT OF THIS STUDY. THREE SETS OF INVESTIGATIONS WERE UNDERTAKEN--(1) A STUDY OF CREATIVE…

THIRTY-SIX ARTICLES BY DIFFERENT AUTHORS PRESENT WAYS IN WHICH THE RESULTS OF CREATIVITY RESEARCH MAY BE UTILIZED IN THE SCHOOL, THE CLASSROOM, AND THE COUNSELING OFFICE. AFTER AN INTRODUCTION, FIVE ARTICLES TREAT GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS--THE CAUSES AND CONDITIONS OF CREATIVITY, AND THE EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF CREATIVE AND GIFTED CHILDREN.…