A paper presented at Opening General Session of annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (60th, Atlanta, November 26, 1970); appears also in English Journal," vol. 60, no. 2 (February 1971), pp. 189-98, and in Elementary English," vol. 48, no. 4 (April 1971), pp. 170-78. (Editor/SW)

Explains how a teaching strategy using toys can develop verbal skills in young children. (DR)

Article outlined the responsibilities of the art teacher in his efforts to motivate students toward creative activities. (RK)

Modern disillusionment with rationalistic and mechanistic creeds increases the relevance of the thought of Giambattista Vico, an eighteenth century thinker. Vico's "New Science" dealt with the origins of human consciousness and society, and with the development of human nature, knowledge, and institutions in ways that anticipate modern…

Discusses various attributes of and factors related to creative problem solving. These include sensitivity to problems, fluency, flexibility, originality, curiosity, feelings and the unconscious, motivation, freedom from fear of failure, persistence, and concentration. (JN)

The Colorado-based Academy of Independent Scholars provides a network and forum for intellectual exchange among retired faculty. The international organization assists members unaffiliated with institutions in getting grants and establishing contact between young people and senior scholars. (MSE)

Analogies help students to unlock long-term memory and to project the implications of courses of action. Gives examples of how analogies can be brought into the social studies curriculum in areas like value claims and decision making. (CS)

This critique of prevalent conceptual methodologies in research in library administration examines the current research methodologies, relates them to the positivistic orientation of some social scientists, indicates why they are inappropriate, and suggests how research in library administration can be made more meaningful and relevant.…

Reports on 10 documents from the ERIC system that provide insight on the creative process and information on a variety of creative classroom activities. (PD)