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Taylor, Diana – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1980
Freudian and Jungian theories are considered in terms of poetry, and suggestions are made for teaching the basics of poetry to adults for creative development. Focusing and free association activities are discussed. (CL)
Descriptors: Adults, Creative Development, Creativity, Poetry
Eyde, Donna R.; McCoy, Kathleen M. – Pointer, 1985
Research is reviewed and difficulties are cited regarding the creative possibilities of developmental differences in early adolescence. Teachers' attitudes toward aloneness, inactivity, daydreaming, free thinking, gullibility, and emotional conflicts are considered. (CL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Creative Development, Creativity, Student Characteristics
Williams, Frank E. – G/C/T, 1982
Eight suggestions are offered for parents and teachers to maximize children's creative potential. Suggestions touch on such aspects as balance between interpersonal and intrapersonal experiences, allowance for comfortable regression in growth patterns, and well-defined standards of discipline and conduct. (CL)
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creativity, Parent Role, Teacher Role
Torrance, E. Paul – G/C/T, 1980
Eleven specific suggestions for American advocates of the gifted and talented to follow, based on the Japanese way of handling such matters, are offered, including the provision of creative materials for young children and their parents and training in group and team creativity. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creativity, Foreign Countries, Gifted
McGreevy, Ann M. – 1985
The digest explores the nature of the creative process. It begins with background information which notes the importance of seeing the familiar in a new light and the possibility on non-acceptance of the creative act. Four basic abilities necessary for creativity and problem solving are identified: (1) fluency, (2) flexibility, (3) elaboration,…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education
Vaughan, Trefor D. – Gifted Education International, 1985
The article views the creative process as a complex interaction in which opposites are balanced. Practical classroom applications are noted, including the establishment of a climate that encourages pursuit and risk-taking. (CL)
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creativity, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
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Treffinger, Donald J. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1986
The author briefly examines theories of creativity, describes problems in its identification, and cites implications for gifted education of creativity training research done over the last 20 years. (CL)
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creativity, Talent Identification, Teaching Methods
Shaughnessy, Michael F.; Tevelowitz, Neil – Creative Child and Adult Quarterly, 1981
The authors examine why the attribution of "giftedness,""talent," or "creativeness" to the mentally retarded has been neglected, review definitions applicable to this group, examine the therapeutic effects of various types of art work (work which could be attributed as "gifted",) and suggest techniques to…
Descriptors: Art, Creative Development, Creativity, Gifted
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Davis, Gary A. – Roeper Review, 1982
Teaching gifted students to think creatively may follow the AUTA model: awareness of creativity, understanding of creativity, techniques of creativity, and finally, actualization--development of creative talents. (CL)
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Gifted
du Pont de Bie, Alexis I. – Gifted Education International, 1985
The author suggests that students can achieve an expansion of successful creative problem-solving through the use of psychosynthesis and allied techniques in transpersonal psychology. This paper discusses the philosophical rational of teaching creativity and examples of a practicum for use in the classroom or work place. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education, Problem Solving
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Torrance, E. Paul – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1980
Some Japanese cultural characteristics that foster creativity, giftedness, and achievement are examined: and based on these, eight specific suggestions are offered that might be useful in solving some of America's national problems of underachievement, particularly among gifted and talented children. (DLS)
Descriptors: Achievement, Creative Development, Creativity, Foreign Countries
Cropley, Arthur J. – 2001
This book explores creativity in the context of education, focusing on what creativity is, how it works, and how it can be fostered. The book sets forth general principles for encouraging creativity in schools, higher education, and the family. The chapters are: (1) "Creativity: Basic Concepts"; (2) "The Role of Thinking in Creativity"; (3)…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
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Barnett, Regina Reynolds – Montessori Life, 1998
Asserts that appropriate responses to children's creative work arise from an awareness of, not only the presence of creativity, but also the stages of its growth and development. Presents example responses to children's work for each of the developmental stages: scribbles, line and shape, and semi-representational. (EV)
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Creative Art, Creative Development, Creativity
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Henegar, Laurel E. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1984
The review of the literature cites approaches for enhancing the strengths of gifted disadvantaged youth through such "creative positives" as creative problem solving, art activities, dramatics and storytelling, and creative writing. (CL)
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creativity, Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Univ. Extension. – 1978
Twelve modules are presented for the education of gifted and talented students. Modules include a brief introduction; list of objectives; overview of the content; and suggestions for core, application, and quest (further study) activities. The modules focus on the following topics: definitions of giftedness; history of their educational treatment;…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Creative Development, Creativity, Enrichment
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