The paper reviews research on the creative process and the conditions necessary for the liberation of creative ideas. Suggests that each creative individual needs an essentially personal environment, stimulus, and working conditions in order to be able to function creatively. (Author/CL)

Seven gifted seventh graders designated as high creative experienced and responded to their environment with a greater intensity than seven Ss designated as low creative, as indicated by a comparison of the marked difference between imaginational, emotional, and intellectual overexcitabilities. (CL)

The essay analyzes "Master Snickup's Cloak" by Alexander Theroux and its illustrations by Brian Froud in terms of code, context, and caption, setting up a matrix as a tool to analyze creative behavior. The matrix provides a model wherein creative characteristics are related to specific elements in a work. (MT)

The author proposes a model for lessons on substance abuse that gives children alternative ways to satisfy the natural desire for altered states of consciousness. The model incorporates stages of progressive relaxation, visualization/guided fantasy, sensory experiences, information, and experimentation. (CL)

The article presents guidelines to aid teachers in evaluating students' products during selection of gifted, talented, and creative children to receive school enrichment experiences. Among criteria described are three categories relating to novelty, appropriateness, and elaboration and synthesis. (MC)

Creative thought can be promoted by an attitude of mind, the implications of certain philosophy of science trends notwithstanding. Since such an attitude should obviously be encouraged, various ways of accomplishing this are suggested. (Author/JN)

Examines (1) the historical development of humanistic linguistics through five stages of western renaissances--Carolingian renaissance, twelfth-century renaissance, Italian renaissance, neo-humanism, and impressionism and idealism and (2) how the late twentieth century continues the tradition. Expressionism and structuralism, philology,…

Don Quixote's imaginings were compared with his squire's practical outlook. What the "squire," Sancho Panza, sees, Quixote pictures. The difference between the schizophrenic act and the act of creation were explored with the help of Cervantes and metaphors. (Author/RK)

Whenever a young student wanted to weave, his loom was at school or at home. He solved the problem by designing a portable loom which he is able to carry with his school books and can even use on the school bus. (Author/RK)

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The connection between creativity and education was studied through interviews conducted by 2 interviewers with 53 creative individuals in northern California, selected because they had visibly recognized success in their fields and they were at least 35 years old. Both researchers developed a matrix of themes. There were 10 major themes that ran…

Contains a listing of recent works relating to Creativity and Problem Solving as reported in Dissertation Abstracts International. (Editor/RK)

Speech made before a group of students on the subject of creativity based on author's own experiences as an entertainer, poet, songwriter. (CB)