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Guo, Jiajun; Lin, Shengjie; Guo, Yawei – Creativity Research Journal, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine the influences of sibling constellation (sex and birth order) on creativity in the context of China's one-child policy (OCP) and Confucian culture (e.g., preference for male offspring). Participants were recruited from a public university in east China and were asked to complete 2 divergent thinking tests,…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Problem Solving, Birth Order, Imagination
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Morrel-Samuels, Susan; Zimmerman, Marc A.; Reischl, Thomas M. – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2013
Youth are in the cross-fire of gun violence, and the highest rate in the nation is in Flint, Michigan. This article highlights six innovative strategies that prepare youth to solve problems at home and in their communities in peaceful ways. The Michigan Youth Violence Prevention Center (MI-YVPC) works with community groups to strengthen…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Violence, Prevention, Problem Solving
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Parker, Tom – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2012
As a fifth-grade mathematics teacher, the author tries to create authentic problem-solving activities that connect to the world in which his students live. He discovered a natural connection to his students' real world at a computer camp. A friend introduced him to Alice, a computer application developed at Carnegie Mellon, under the leadership of…
Descriptors: Video Games, Computer Oriented Programs, Problem Solving, Computers
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Miller, Scott R.; Brody, Gene H.; Murry, Velma M. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2010
We assessed the extent to which youths' (n = 231) shyness and social acceptance in preadolescence were associated with parents' responsive problem solving 1 year later after controlling for initial levels of parents' problem solving. Teachers (n = 176) completed assessments of youths' shyness and social acceptance, and parents (n = 231 married…
Descriptors: Shyness, Daughters, Parent Participation, Problem Solving