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How to Teach Creativity through Humor and Metaphor. A Philospher Looks at Creativity.
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
From Primary Process to Creativity.
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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
Literature for Use with Gifted Children.
Greenlaw, M. Jean; McIntosh, Margaret E. – 1985
The article examines ways to differentiate the material used in a reading program for gifted students (birth to age 9). Suggested books are provided for the following categories that correspond to recognized characteristics of gifted children: vocabulary (quality retellings of folk tales, word play, poetry, satire, and nuances of language);…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Creative Development, Curiosity, Elementary Education
Using Humor to Develop Creative Thinking.
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
Children's Political Jokes.
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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
The Promise of a University.
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)
Strategies for Developing Creative Imagination & Thinking Skills.
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Valett, Robert E. – 1983
A practical guidebook of ideas, lesson materials, and related resources for developing imaginative and productive thinking skills of children is presented to assist teachers and parents. Emphasis is placed on the use of strategies and techniques that enhance originality, mental imagery, reverie, reflection, humor, novel playfulness, and divergent…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Creativity
An Education Track for Creativity and Other Quality Thinking Processes
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Bleedorn, Berenice – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2003
The need for new thinking in the world, both official leadership and for all participating members of society has been a glaring reality in recent times. To Berenice Bleedorn, the idea of teaching students how to use the full potential of their thinking apparatus is not absurd--simply logical and timely. Creative expression is central to the…
Descriptors: Leadership, Creative Activities, Public Service, Faculty