Over 250 monographs, journal articles, and papers are cited in this selected bibliography of resources on the anthropology of dance. Most of the entries were published during the 1960s and 1970s. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author and give information on title, publisher or journal, date, and page numbers. The bibliography is presented…

This paper broadly summarizes research conclusions on the following aspects of creativity: characteristics of the creative behavior of preschool children; specific thinking abilities that account for differences in the degree of creativity from one person to another (fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration); general conditions under…

In the framework of Transactional Analysis, there are three ego states, the Parent, Child, and Adult. Students' enthusiasm for learning is directly related to the health of their Child ego state. Since the Adult ego state exemplifies the rational part, schools can be seen as organized to further the functioning of this state. An examination of…

THE AIMS OF PROJECT CUE (CULTURE, UNDERSTANDING, AND ENRICHMENT), WERE TO INTEGRATE ARTS MATERIALS INTO THE ONGOING SECONDARY CURRICULUM TO SHOW STUDENTS THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF THE ARTS AND THE OTHER DISCIPLINES, TO BRING THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES TO ALL STUDENTS, TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF THE PACKAGE CONCEPT IN INTRODUCING NEW IDEAS AND…

SELECTED RESEARCH PAPERS FROM THREE CONFERENCES ON THE RECOGNITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC CREATIVITY ARE CONTAINED IN THIS BOOK. THE CONFERENCES WERE HELD IN 1955, 1957, AND 1959 AND WERE SUPPORTED BY THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. CRITERIA USED IN SELECTING PAPERS FOR INCLUSION WERE (1) NON-TECHNICAL NATURE AND GENERAL READABILITY, (2)…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DESIGN INSTRUMENTS WHICH WOULD DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN THE CHILD WHO IS A CONFORMIST OR NONCONFORMIST AND THE CHILD WHO IS FREE TO USE EITHER CONFORMING OR NONCONFORMING BEHAVIOR. IN THIS WAY THE NATURE AND DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVE ABILITY WHICH IS RELATED TO CONFORMITY IN BEHAVIOR CAN BE STUDIED. TWO INSTRUMENTS WERE…

Rope skipping contributes to the development of agility, coordination, rhythm, and endurance. It is practical and fun for both sexes. A high degree of motor ability, excellent timing, precision of movement, cooperation, perseverance, and concentration are required. This guide describes rope skipping variations and games, including chants and songs…

This study asks (1) are teachers able to identify creative children in their classrooms at better than chance level, (2) does this ability change with grade level, and (3) does creativity itself increase as a function of grade level in school? The Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking--Circles Subtest--was administered to 455 first, second, and…

Encouraging creativity is an important aspect of communication instruction. Qualities to be encouraged include sensitivity, flexibility, originality, imagination, perception, and the ability to analyze. A teacher can do this by creating the proper atmosphere, generating ideas, focusing on content, and applying content. Creativity can be evaluated…

Presented are papers by keynote speakers and workshop session leaders from a 1977 conference on Creativity and the Gifted/Talented Child. Following a copy of the conference program are entries with the following titles and authors: "Creative Potential and Educational Experience--A Rationale for Creative Education Programs" (S. Parnes);…

Many methods in clinical and personality psychology has as their implicit if not explicit aim the eliciting of transformations so that the mind of the subject may be better understood. By offering a graduate seminar in "Psychobiography and Historiometry," the author hoped to deal with the problem of design and transformation in the study…

This paper discusses the shift in recent years from a focus on product and method in teaching college composition to a philosophy that values the individual human experience as popularized by Sartrean existentialism. Such a philosophical orientation is viewed as both inappropriate and potentially dangerous because it values the individual as an…

This study attempted to test hypotheses relating to the differential performance of two groups of elementary school children on tests of creative thinking. The two groups tested were from Freedom Schools in Prince Edward County, Va., where public schools had been closed for 5 years, and from schools of Jackson, Mich. The Virginia group consisted…

Reported is research involving the development and testing or a program designed to encourage individual creative mathematical activity in first grade students. Initially, some characteristics of the creative process and creative thinking were examined and six criteria describing certain aspects of mathematical creativity were identified and…

Seven speakers consider gifted and talented students. George Welsh defines the relationship of personality and classroom performance; Marvin Gold describes differential education; and C. Douglas Carter discusses special programs at the elementary level. Also treated are the nature and identification of creativity, by Betty Stovall, advanced…