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Torff, Bruce – NAMTA Journal, 2000
Examines the role of creative expression in educational practices. Briefly outlines the work of educational leaders, including Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Howard Gardner, and Robert Sternberg, who are proponents of multi-faceted learning and creativity. Considers strategies for educational approaches that involve more creative invention, problem…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Creative Development, Creative Expression

Mellou, Eleni – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Claims that creativity can be nurtured in young children using the appropriate creative environment, such as schools with creative programs, continuous enrichment of the environment, and creative teachers and creative ways of teaching. Concludes that the most powerful possibility of nurturing creativity in an individual lies in interaction with…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Cognitive Development, Creative Development
Silva, Dolores – 1969
To bring the junior high school student to an awareness of himself as a unique personality constantly undergoing further definition, this presentation of organizing principles for English teaching focuses upon two primary aspects of man: his role as organizer and formulator and his role as communicator. It provides problem-solving activities…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Creative Development, Educational Theories