The author argues that, in all people, one hemisphere of the brain has dominance--either the left, logical side, or the right, creative side. He presents methods of improving the design and delivery of learning through developing the recessive hemisphere. (CT)

Briefly described is "The Art of Successful Inventing," a program which teaches gifted children to invent a step by step methodological fashion. (DB)

Three educational leaders--Robert Quackenbush, Geraldine Siks, and David A. Sohn--offer reflections on recent developments regarding activities that stimulate children's creativity, their hopes for the 1980s, and recommended books for teachers. (AEA)

General developmental stage theory itself is briefly summarized, and the literature is reviewed. Suitable modifications of developmental stage theory for gifted children are briefly considered. Three paramount developmental issues for educators of the gifted are examined. (DLS)

Described is the Pillsbury Foundation School, designed to discover how creative music activity was provoked and generated in children, ages three to six, and how natural musicality could be developed in these young children. The author warns against repressing the deeply rooted natural musicality that young children inherit. (KC)

Recreation programs should provide experiences which feed and care for the indispensable human impulse to play. Campus recreation programs need to tinker with traditional formats and provide program alternatives. (CJ)

The author discusses preliminary findings from a 22 year follow-up of adolescent and adult creative behavior of 220 persons from the original elementary student sample. Having a childhood future career image that persisted and having a mentor were consistently related to five criteria of creative achievement. (CL)

Two eighth grade gifted students arranged with Delaware's Capital Creative Contracting System (CCCS) to make videotapes on two historical figures from the American Revolution. The use of community resources is said to be typical of student efforts using the CCCS. (CL)

The article discusses fostering creativity in young children through encouragement and training, both at home and at school, and presents parents and teachers with 10 examples of activities designed to stimulate creative thinking in gifted and talented children. (DLS)

"Creating a superhero", a minicourse for gifted elementary children, is described. (CL)

Reading activities for gifted students are discussed. (CL)

The creative parent must guard against protecting the creative child from the realities of everyday life, at the cost of the child's failure to develop a true social sensitivity. (PHR)

The author describes his experiences and philosophy in teaching creativity as an academic subject to university students. (CL)

Sixty children in grades 3 to 8 were evaluated for self-concept changes after participation in a creative enrichment, pullout program for the gifted. Results showed positive gains on 2 self-concept scales for children in grades 3 to 6 and on 1 of 2 self-concept scales for grades 7 and 8. (Author)

Research reports are reviewed which illustrate the close ties between creativity and entrepreneurship. Comparisons of the characteristics and behavior typical of creative individuals and entrepreneurial individuals indicate the existence of striking similarities. (JDD)