Author has attempted to call attention to the weaknesses of some prominent research in the field of art education and to point out what he thinks is the insidious nature of the propaganda that it generates and reinforces. (Author/LF)

The differential role of mobility in creativity and in intelligence suggests that horizontal mobility may be essential in creativity and vertical mobility in intelligence. (Author/WY)

This investigation was conducted to determine whether manipulation of authoritarian attitudes would have a consequent effect on creativity. The marked success in creativity change in all but the high-authoritarian males suggests that creativity and authoritarianism are part of a single underlying dimension called open-mindedness, closed-mindedness…

Presents the idea that research into creativity is an outgrowth of the study of dynamic intelligence and the gifted child. Creativity research has become an important area of study as evidenced by (a) the increasing quantity of research literature in the field, (b) the postulation of theories of creativity, (c) the development of instruments to…

Investigates the relationship between age and creativity among a sample of 271 manifestly creative women aged 23-87 years. Creativity showed no significant negative correlation with age. However, among control subjects not selected for creativity, the negative correlation between age and creativity scores was statistically significant. (Author/RH)

Investigates two opposing views of creativity, that of the Freudian psychologists vs. the interpretation of humanistic psychologists, and offers a compromising, perhaps more gestalt solution, along with a new mathematical model and ideas for research in developing a more complete theory of creativity. (Author/RK)

Suggests that the concept of creativity has been used in an imprecise manner in education. Reviews theories of creativity in humanistic psychology, experimental psychology, and the cognitive psychological works of Piaget and Vygotsky. Argues that educators have not always distinguished between these differing views of creativity. (41 citations)…

In the works of the playwright Pierre Corneille, the core dilemma of love versus duty, which underlay the artist's endeavors, evolved from the stage of articulation or problem finding in early adulthood, to dilemma resolution at midlife, and finally to dilemma fragmentation in old age. Argues that the dialectical tensions underlying creativity are…

Argues that Cohen-Shalev, in the previous article, has not adequately proven the claim that the dilemma Corneille focused on, that of love versus duty, was Corneille's own inner conflict, rather than simply the dilemma that Corneille wrote about. Takes issue with the view that a rich, creative artistic career must be influenced by one dominant…

The aim of this article is to investigate the effect of creativity on performance in oral narrative tasks. Participants in the study were Hungarian learners whose creativity was measured with a standardized creativity test. We examined the relationships among 3 aspects of creativity--originality, flexibility, and creative fluency--and different…

Presented is a detailed description on how parents and teachers can use the author's book to help develop the creative potential of gifted children. (JYC)

Makes the case that the primary mission of education is the preparation of artists, using a conceptualization of artistry that encompasses not just the fine arts, but anything made well. The cognitive processes so important in the arts are critically important in all other walks of life today. (SLD)

Discusses the planning process as it relates to performance technology. Proactive and reactive planning perspectives are explained, opportunities for creativity are examined, strategic planning is discussed, three levels for strategic planning are described, and the question of control is raised. (nine references) (LRW)

This article explores the potential correlation between key aspects of the creative process and the requirements of GCSE Art and Design Specifications as determined and defined by stated assessment objectives. It considers approaches that might be employed to more effectively establish a link between pupils' creative endeavours and their necessary…