In this monograph, the author presents a thesis that a genuine, pervasive innocence of perception underlies mature productive originality, and that it is based upon progression from the sense of awe and wonder and the natural spontaneity of childhood into integrated adult functioning with fine command of ways and means acquired through discipline…

The need to use images and imagery in language in schools, and to recognize and measure such aptitudes are discussed. Tests of imagination are presented, and the San Francisco Art Institute Study of predictors of ability in art illustrates methods and implications for measurement of creativity in educational programs. (CM)

This discussion of the limits of creativity education defines the concept of "limit," explores the limits of intellectual abilities, outlines efforts used by psychologists and psychiatrists to improve mental performance, and notes the importance of extending creativity through the life span. (JDD)

This report reviews five current research projects in aesthetic education. Chapter 2 describes recent studies at the Institute of Personality Assessment and Research (IPAR) which relate aesthetics and creativity. Chapter 3 reviews measures of perceptual and cognitive performance; perceptual and aesthetic preference; and aesthetic interests,…