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Goldberg, Minerva J. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1975
Article listed 67 films on creativity, from creativity in education to an interpretation of Zen philosophy. (RK)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Creative Activities, Creative Thinking, Creativity

Canady, John E. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1982
The author gives illustrative examples of the application of creative problem solving to a variety of problems facing educational administrators. Sections address the areas of organization, finance, public relations, professional growth, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and stress management. (SW)
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Role, Creative Thinking, Decision Making

Gordon, W. J. J. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1974
Author presented a selection of examples of the role of connective analogies in invention/discovery. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Creative Activities

Grossman, Stephen R.; Wiseman, Edward E. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1993
Seven principles are presented for improving creative thinking, based on assumptions of creativity as a perceptual shift resulting from a metamorphic mental image. Principles include (1) the future initiates and pulls creative thought; (2) initial fact finding is best postponed; (3) problem redefinition is often retrospective; and (4) metaphors…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Creativity

Schwab, Lynne – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1991
This article describes a process for increasing the quality of students' thinking through alternating from a quiet intuitive state to rational logical processing. The article provides specific teaching suggestions using guided imagery for students in grades K-2, grades 3-4, and grades 5 through college. (DB)
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education

Kawenski, Mary – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1991
This article describes a six-week course for design students called "Needs Awareness and Design" which stresses the development of creative thinking skills. Brainstorming is recommended for identifying many ideas, and synectics is stressed for actual problem solving. (DB)
Descriptors: Art Education, Brainstorming, Creative Development, Creative Thinking

Snyman, R.; De Kock, D. M. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1991
This paper presents the educational method of role taking as a means of teaching communicative competence in a second language. The method calls for encouragement of student "creative work" and "coping with" the learning material. A sample lesson used in South Africa with students (ages 11-13) learning English as a Second…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Creative Thinking, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries