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Shibles, Warren – Creative Child and Adult Quarterly, 1979
The article examines the concept of creativity from a philosophical point of view and discusses how to teach creativity through humor and metaphor. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creativity, Humor, Metaphors
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Arieti, Silvano – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1978
The article focuses on the relationship between the primary process and the creative process, especially as it relates to the fields of wit and poetry. Examples of identification based on similarity in schizophrenics are presented. (CL)
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creativity, Essays, Humor
Ziv, Avner – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1988
Reviews theory and research on the relationship between humor and creativity. Briefly describes two Israeli projects aimed at encouraging humor creativity in adolescents and at teaching teachers to use humor to foster creativity. (FMW)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Creativity Research
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Moshkin, S. V.; Rudenko, V. N. – Russian Education and Society, 1996
Characterizes the telling and learning of political jokes as a powerful socializing tool for children to learn about the world. Maintains that this activity serves as a means of storing and transmitting social knowledge as well as information about the world of public affairs. Includes some representative examples. (MJP)
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Creative Development, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Cousins, Norman – CASE Currents, 1979
The function of the university is shown to be not only to train people but to educate them. The importance of creativity, longevity, and humor are discussed. Short conversations with Charles A. Beard, Albert Schweitzer, Nehru, and Krushchev reveal the essence of "What I've Learned." (MLW)
Descriptors: College Role, Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Futures (of Society)