The article examines reasons why some teachers and parents may feel threatened by gifted children and why some exceptional pupils deliberately under-achieve. Discussion of the meaning of Creativity in terms of defensive, productive, adaptive, elaborative and developmental thinkers is followed by suggestions drawn from followup studies of…

Investigates questions regarding Alfred North Whitehead's educational rhythm. Focuses on the concept of periodicity as the essence of Whitehead's universal system and less technical thoughts on learning. (DF)

A discussion of education for gifted students in India reviews scholarship schemes to allow bright children to secure gifted services, national programs to identify creativity, and current developments in teacher education. (CL)

Describes a variety of exercises used in a course to encourage French teachers to use creativity in developing classroom materials and activities. (MSE)

Research indicates that the most successful executives are those able to make decisions by following a hunch. This article discusses how biofeedback, art, and other techniques can be used to help managers take advantage of the intuitive, creative powers of the right brain in making decisions. (Author/CT)

The design and construction of models forms the foundation of first-year design teaching (totaling 18 class hours) in the three-year mechanical engineering program at the Royal Military College of Science. Lists the aims of this approach, providing examples of the types of models produced by students while solving engineering problems. (JN)

Elementary classroom musical activities that illustrate and encourage creative characteristics and behaviors are described. (RM)

There are different types of copying, some involving artistic behaviors and some not. It is important to differentiate these types, separating the replication of conventions from more inventive artistic behaviors. A framework for such examination is applied in a group of pilot studies involving children copying comic strips. (Author/RM)

Scribbling is the beginning of an aesthetic developmental process which continues through age 12. Suggestions for parents include advice about materials, projects, games, and appreciation of children's art. (MT)

The myth that genius never shows up in individuals past early adult life results in the dismissal of all who are not geniuses and the view that their activity contributes nothing. If genius needs goading, it needs also patience, tenderness and reassurance in the educational system. (MT)

The creative act arises out of a need to explore human experience, and mathematics is a locus of creative activity. Mathematics should be taught to show the value of imagination and reasoning. (MT)

There has been increasing attention to the role of intuition and creative imagery in programing for the gifted. Procedures that help develop the intuitive function are described and the relationship between creativity and imagery are noted. Classroom strategies for developing creativity and intuition are discussed. (Author/CL)

The article describes how a preschool art program organizes four structural dimensions (children having power, children engaging in meaningful behavior, children acting on norms legitimate in their own eyes, and children functioning nonestrangedly) to create an environment that fosters creative processes. (CL)

An investigation of the problems and needs of highly gifted students in Argentina will address issues of creativity, family influence, and integration (via acceleration, enrichment, and special classes). The working hypothesis, objectives, and proposed stages of the study are outlined. (CL)

Principles in gifted identification are noted, and the contributions of such approaches as GIFT (Gift Inventory for Finding Creative Talent), GIFF I and II (Group Inventory For Finding Interests), and PRIDE (Preschool Interest Descriptor) are described. Following a synopsis of research on these creativity inventories, the article discusses their…