Why Fly? - A Philosophy of Creativity

List of contents

Preface
PART I: WHY FLY?
A Philosophy of Creativity
Creative Potential
School Experiences and Creativity
The Creativity Issue
Rewarding Creative Thinking
Rationale of Creativity Test
The Elderly and Change
Becoming a Great Teacher
PART II: THE BLAZING DRIVE: THE CREATIVE PERSON
Courage
Falling in Love with Something
The Beyonder
The Beyonders After Thirty Years
Future Image
Economic Disadvantage
PART III: LEARNING TO FLY: CREATIVITY TRAINING AND MOTIVATION
Flying Monkeys and Silent Lions
The Incubation Model of Teaching
The Creative Problem Solving Model
Role Playing
Is Creativity Teachable?
Quality Circles
Mentors
Creative Reading
Imagi
Craft
The Learning Disabled
Research Processes
Author Index
Subject Index

About the author

E. Paul Torrance

Product details

• Authors: E. Paul Torrance
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1995
• EAN: 9781567501728
• ISBN: 978-1-56750-172-8
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Miscellaneous; USA, Biography: general, Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Educators, Cognition & cognitive psychology, United States of America, USA, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Biography: philosophy and social sciences, Higher education, tertiary education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher