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Bringing out Head Start Talents: Findings from the Field.
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Karnes, Merle B.; Johnson, Lawrence J. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1987
Head Start children (n=446), divided into intervention and comparison groups, received programing to enhance thinking skills. Intervention group children identified as gifted also received programing in their talent area. Intervention group children, whether or not identified as gifted, made significant gains over the comparison group in cognitive…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis
The Creative Organization: An Empirical Investigation of the Importance of Participation in Decision-Making.
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Plunkett, Daniel – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1990
Three independent divisions of a large public agency, each with between 35 and 55 members, were randomly divided into experimental, placebo, and control groups for an intervention emphasizing decision-making and goal-setting practices that promote maximum employee interaction and participation. Results indicate increased levels of creativity after…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Creative Development, Creativity
Sensational Thinking: A Teaching/Learning Model for Creativity.
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O'Neill, Sharon; Shallcross, Doris – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1994
A five-step model intervention called "Sensational Thinking," which incorporates readiness, reception, reflection, revelation, and re-creation activities, was evaluated with four kindergarten classes. Experimental groups showed increased creativity over control groups in solving paradoxical problems. The study is seen as supporting the premise…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creativity, Instructional Effectiveness, Intervention
Creative Partnerships for Prevention. Using the Arts and Humanities to Build Resiliency in Youth. A Drug and Violence Prevention Resource for Schools, Cultural Organizations, and Others Working with Youth.
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National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC. – 1998
Providing information on the important role that the arts and humanities can play in prevention efforts, this document offers several activities that draw upon the arts and humanities to increase young people's resiliency. Resiliency refers to children's ability to successfully adapt and develop in healthy ways, despite exposure to risk and…
Descriptors: Art Education, Child Welfare, Creative Activities, Creative Development