Offers a number of techniques designed to challenge or alter or disrupt how a student perceives reality, thereby facilitating student development in creative thinking. (RL)

Ss who participated in the short-term course on personality type did demonstrate changes in responses on the Ideal Child Checklist toward a more positive valuing of characteristics that describe highly creative persons. (SBH)

The article, excerpted from an interview with A. Lopez and C. Payne, focuses on research on creativity and giftedness among minority students. Also considered are teaching methods, programs and materials, identification, relationship between native language and creativity, and teacher preparation. (CL)

Reviews research concerning television's impact on students' reading interests and achievement. (MKM)

As an example of the insights into creativity and cultural influences which may be gained by analyzing children's spontaneous play, the authors present a case study from Jamaica, where they observed young boys making their own toy trucks. (SJL)

Provides an overview of the liturature on Chaplin and the character he portrayed--Charlot, "the little fellow,"--throughout the world. (JMF)

This introduction to an issue devoted to the arts in secondary education raises the question of the justification of the arts in a cost-conscious, job-oriented school system and offers evidence of the positive impact of arts programs. (JM)

The article describes two one-hour sessions in image making, which serves as the foundation of the creative language arts program used by the author in teaching poetry and writing to children (grades K through 5). (SBH)

Teaching is seen as having been buffeted by social crosswinds including the racial revolution, student rebellions, and the women's movement. The traditional distinction between scholarship and teaching is discussed, and characteristics of great teaching are identified: knowledge of subject matter, passion for one's subject, clarity of…

The article presents research reports on the nature of creativity, including such elements as its characteristics; the function of the affective gatekeeper (which filters the "reality" perceived by each individual); the constructs of perception; and the functions of role playing, altered states of consciousness, and fantasy. (PHR)

Shows that the "highly creative" group did not differ significantly from the control group on measures of ego strength or nonconforming achievement. Indicates that the highly creative group was more conforming than the control group in their need for achievement. (Author/RL)

Sport as a social institution channels human experience along lines reflective of the Western cultural definition of reality as a linear, role-specific, and inflexible phenomenon. This attitude impedes the appreciation and development of the creative and philosophical aspects of athletics. (LH)

In attempting to isolate the characteristics of leaders which impede creativity, the author reviews research on the personality traits and behavioral manifestations of leadership, with particular consideration given to environmental, socioeconomic, and situational factors. (SBH)

Presents comments on the arguments of Paul Feyerabend toward progression science. The positions held by this philosopher of science are given with accompanying remarks from other philosophers and historians. (SA)

Develops a definition of giftedness. Presents three traits of giftedness: above average ability, creativity, and task commitment. The definition includes an interaction among those three traits. (MA)