This paper illustrates three academic units collaborative process to solve a design problem in the development of new wood products for the Historic Boone Tavern Hotel, Berea, Kentucky. The Boone Tavern Hotel chronology and renovation needs after 99 years are summarized. The Berea College Student Crafts Program is then described and the need for a…

Creativity, which has now entered the discourse in higher education alongside other agenda items such as enterprise, entrepreneurship and innovation, is an elusive and complex notion. It may evade the sort of definition, categorisation and compartmentalisation required to integrate it fully into the curriculum frameworks and assessment regimes…

This essay was an attempt to develop a conceptual model of creative visual intelligence, based on an analysis of the behaviors of highly productive visual artists. (Author/RK)

A model of John Dewey's theory of reflective thought, as revised in 1933, is reviewed and its implications for the creative process explored. Reflective thought differs from random thought in its "chaining" feature, which entails a consecutive ordering so that each idea determines its successor while referring to its predecessor. (VW)

The paper extends creativity factors (fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration) into the psychomotor domain for application to movement responses. (CL)

Interprets the historical development of major curriculum theories in terms of their relation to creativity as a goal of organized learning. Also explores the development by discussing the organizing of learning for creativity from the viewpoints of different sociological paradigms. (SLD)

Describes push-back leadership, a model of leadership based on the work of Ronald Heifetz and Martin Linksky. Argues that the two key roles of the leader are to give the work back to people and to keep them within a healthy range of disequilibrium that generates creativity and innovation to solve organizational problems. (Author/LRW)

In reviewing the Lumsden and Findlay model of creative ontogeny and its potential influences on geneculture coevolution, the authors found it consistent with certain aspects of the creative process and suggestive of promising new research avenues. They also concluded that biologically based models, especially concerning cultural innovation, must…

Traditional composition classes teach the tools of choreographic craft, yet leave students in an odd limbo in which they create a special breed of "college dance" that has little to do with the current dance world. In the twenty-first century, choreography teachers must go beyond an emphasis on traditional craft and help students find their own…

This paper integrates theoretical perspectives and practical insights to offer a conceptualization of adaptive educational environments as creative spaces for fostering certain intellectual abilities associated with creativity, notably transference and synthesis in cross-disciplinary situations. When educational environments are modeled as…

As the entry-level information technology jobs could be easily outsourced offshore, the demand for U.S. employees who are innovative and productive in information technology (IT) project design, development, and management is growing among U.S. companies. This controlled experiment presents how a model of integrating students' intelligence…

Since 2002, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills has been the leading advocacy organization in the United States focused on infusing 21st century skills into education. Its "Framework for 21st Century Learning," the result of a consensus among hundreds of stakeholders, describes the skills, knowledge, and expertise students need to…

The general usefulness of selected predictions equations for computer simulated scoring of creativity tests was studied. This was carried out by testing previously established prediction equations for samples drawn from similar populations. (CK)

The article reports results of a survey of 150 curriculum planners about their knowledge, attitudes, and behavior regarding deliberate development of creative thinking and problem-solving skills. A six-step creative problem-solving model is proposed. (CL)

The article discusses the plight of the gifted child underserved by the educational system, proposes a model for expanding and clarifying the nature of creativity, highlights four common misconceptions about giftedness which have special educational implications, and offers five suggestions for improving the general quality of gifted education.…