Through the mid-1980s, resistance to contemporary literary theory (especially Jacques Derrida's philosophy of deconstruction) took the form of a bitter debate that enlivened literary journals and Modern Language Association meetings. The debate continues even today, with traditional literary critics rejecting deconstruction as nihilistic and…

The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of classroom activities to enhance children's imaginations could improve their creative abilities. Subjects included 25 fifth-grade students in the Grand Forks, North Dakota, school district. Students were given the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking and were provided with materials designed…

This study investigated the possibility of stimulating and developing creative thinking in junior high students in science classrooms in Iraq by using certain techniques. Some of the techniques included: (1) divergent questions, (2) inquiry and discovery teaching, (3) devising laboratory equipment from materials in the environment, (4) science…

This study provides an integrated investigation of creative thinking, mathematical and nonmathematical problem solving, and transfer of training among secondary-school students. Fifty-two geometry students participated in a two-week Divergent Thinking Activities program developed by the experimenter. In addition to this group, 30 geometry students…

This study is a defined segment of a long-range investigation into the effects of a creative behavior as it relates to creative drama for college level students. The primary objective was to gain insight into the value of creative drama as a teaching method which might be capable of nurturing creativity. The hypotheses were that a college level…

The purposes of this study were to describe the use of creative dramatics within an average ninth grade arts class and to document the behavior changes in verbal and nonverbal communications, creative thinking and behavior, feeling of group closeness, self-confidence, and attitude toward the course. A teacher inexperienced in drama conducted the…

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effects of a creative dramatics program and a creative expression program on the development of basic language concepts, creative thinking abilities, and creative dramatics abilities in kindergarten children. The sample consisted of 58 children divided into three racially and sexually balanced…

Evidence is presented to indicate that human knowing involves both a propositional mode stressing discourse, sequence, and logic and an appositional mode characterized by metaphoric constructs, holistic relationships, and the capacity to process many variables simultaneously. Separate sections discuss our culture's heavy emphasis on propositional…

This report describes a program, utilizing both critical and creative thinking skills, to enhance the educational process through the use of technology. The targeted population consisted of fourth grade students in a growing middle class community located in northern Illinois. The lack of higher-order thinking skills was documented through…

The study determined whether using outdoor experiences as a teaching medium increased the level of creative thought for sixth grade children. Four factors of creativity were measured: figural fluency, figural flexibility, figural originality, and figural elaboration. Two groups of sixth grade pupils, one experimental (with 30 children)and the…