Age and Creativity: Implications For Education And Teachers.

Alpaugh, Patricia K.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ134250

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Publication Date: 1976

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Age and Creativity: Implications For Education And Teachers

Alpaugh, Patricia K.; And Others

Educational Gerontology, 1, 1, 17-37, Jan-Mar 76

This article discusses the nature of creativity and the theory surrounding psychological investigation of creativity. Evidence is presented that people have individual styles of thinking (e.g., convergent and divergent) that are common to particular types of education. Methods and conditions that foster creativity are described. (Author)

Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Convergent Thinking, Creative Development, Creativity, Divergent Thinking, Educational Gerontology, Older Adults, Research, State of the Art Reviews

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