Discusses an economic and morphological analysis of the field of contemporary music creation in order to define the three major problems which face governments and local authorities which intervene to support a fairly large number of bodies concerned with the production and/or performance of music and which are unable to finance themselves.…

Described is the master's program in elementary education at West Chester State College (Pennsylvania), which is designed to implement the process of applying the theory and research in creativity to classroom practice. (SBH)

This paper explores child humor from the early years to adolescence. The immature child's humor is crude, rude, and hostile and gradually evolves into sophisticated, socially acceptable adult humor in the same way that the immature child in general evolves into the sophisticated adult, becoming decreasingly creative along the way. (JDD)

The sensitivity of creative thinking measured by the Torrance Tests with an experimenter-induced response set was investigated. Subjects (n=198) were divided into four groups and each was given a unique set of instructions. A multivariate Dunnett test showed that the Torrance Tests were highly sensitive to experimenter manipulation. (Author/DWH)

Investigated the relationship between children's melodic improvisations and three types of music instruction provided over a two-and-a-half year period. The children were asked to produce a melody to go with previously memorized tuneless rhymes. Results showed significant differences among the groups, thus supporting the assumption of a…

Qualities associated with innovation are: intelligence quotient, subject matter expertise, lack of conventionality, effectiveness in ambiguity, strong sense of self, separation of motivator from hygiene values, control of anxiety, control of careerism, intuition, and a passionate enjoyment of life. Barriers to innovation include organizational…

American colleges and universities (N=1,188) were surveyed to determine availability of creativity courses. Six percent of the colleges conducted such courses, and the 76 colleges are listed. Course content, credit value, departmental context, and geographic regional trends are examined, along with respondents' reasons for not developing…

The author discusses the development of her concept of empowerment and its current expression in a teacher education program. She explores three ways in which she works to empower students in teacher training: (1) invention of curriculum, (2) ongoing peer relations, and (3) child study. (Author/CH)

In a modified Delphi technique, a group of educators, college students, and business leaders were asked to identify characteristics most important in leaders of the future. Creativity and Change Agent Qualities scored highest with Visionary Talents scoring lowest. (DB)

The authors identify several imperatives for counselors who are at the middle point in their professional encounters with computers. These imperatives include the following: don't expect miracles; examine software carefully; use software creatively; team with your client; optimize use of client data; capitalize on research capabilities; design…

Explores the mental processes involved in preparing to write. (FL)

The Test for Creative Thinking-Drawing Production, an open-ended drawing test, is an approach to assessing and identifying students' creativity in terms of 11 criteria: completion; additions; new elements; connections with a line; connections with a theme; boundary-breaking, fragment-dependent; boundary-breaking, fragment-independent; perspective;…

This article presents theoretical and practical reasons for encouraging greater creativity in secondary school art instruction. Included is a list of questions and student outcomes which may be used by art teachers to assess whether their instruction is providing for the development of creativity. (JDH)

The author examines ways in which microcomputers can be used with gifted students, addressing the following topics: hardware, educational software, computer literacy, the computer as research tool, the computer and creativity, programing, and computers and the very young. (CL)