The International Handbook of Creativity

Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Dedication......Page 7
Contents......Page 9
Acknowledgments......Page 11
Contributors......Page 13
introduction......Page 15
commonalities in creativity research......Page 16
creativity around the world......Page 18
introduction......Page 24
Creativity Research Before Guilford......Page 26
Guilford’s Contribution......Page 27
Assessment of Creativity......Page 28
Creativity Training......Page 30
Personality, Motivation, Social, and Organizational Psychology......Page 31
Cognitive Approaches to Creativity......Page 33
Confluence Models......Page 34
Gender Differences......Page 36
Ethnic Differences......Page 37
Explaining Ethnic Differences......Page 39
Group Differences and Fairness......Page 40
conclusion......Page 41
References......Page 42
introduction......Page 53
united by diversity......Page 56
creativity research in latin america......Page 59
scientific productivity in latin america and the caribbean......Page 60
creativity research in the schools......Page 61
creativity beyond the school......Page 67
creativity from a latin american perspective......Page 70
creativity in the arts and humanities in latin america and the caribbean......Page 71
conclusions......Page 76
References......Page 77
4 History of Creativity in Spain......Page 82
The First Publications on Creativity......Page 85
Creativity and Education......Page 86
Creativity as a Particular Way of Structuring Cognitive Functions......Page 88
Creativity and Teacher Training......Page 90
Creativity as a Differentiating Characteristic in Exceptional Behavior......Page 91
Creativity as a Process of Transformation......Page 92
Creativity as Innovation......Page 93
Creativity in Human Processes that Include Person, Process, and Product......Page 94
Creativity as an Educational Objective......Page 95
Martínez Beltrán Creativity Tests......Page 96
Test of Academic Creativity......Page 97
Verbal and Graphic Tests......Page 98
Insight and the Highly Gifted......Page 99
Creativity as a Differentiating Characteristic Among Students with Advanced Intellectual Abilities......Page 100
Personality and the Creative Process: A Study Carried
Out Among Artists......Page 101
The Creative Process......Page 102
conclusions......Page 103
References......Page 104
5 Past, Present, and Future Perspectives on Creativity in France and French-Speaking Switzerland......Page 110
Early Speculations......Page 111
Positivism Versus Introspection......Page 112
English Associationism......Page 113
Theoretical Proposals......Page 114
Empirical Approaches to Creativity......Page 123
Freinet: Developing Creativity in Education......Page 125
Creativity After World War II: A Guilfordian Aftershock?......Page 127
Empirical Findings......Page 128
Piaget and Creativity......Page 129
The Psychodynamic Approach to Creativity......Page 130
Multivariate–Differential Approach......Page 131
conclusion......Page 132
References......Page 133
Introduction......Page 138
Historical Antecedents......Page 140
Theoretical Perspectives and Basic Empirical Research about Creativity in Italy......Page 146
The Assessment of Creativity in Italy......Page 157
Training Creativity in Italy......Page 162
References......Page 173
7 Creativity Research in German-Speaking Countries......Page 181
Cultural and Social Background......Page 182
Scientific Background: The Tradition of Cestalt Psychology......Page 185
The Creativity Boom......Page 187
The Main Focus Points of Creativity Research and Pratice in German-Speaking Countries......Page 188
Complex Problem-Solving Processes – The Integration of
Convergent and Divergent Thinking, Analysis, and Intuition......Page 189
Personality Development: The Therapeutic Context......Page 191
Development......Page 192
Techniques......Page 193
The Social Context......Page 195
Development......Page 196
Creativity Stimulation in Education Practice......Page 199
The Organization as a Condition for Innovation......Page 202
KIK......Page 203
Creativity Diagnostics......Page 204
Drawing Production......Page 205
Creativity as a Social Movement......Page 206
Creando – The International Foundation for Creativity
and Leadership......Page 207
The Association for Creativity......Page 208
References......Page 209
8 Creativity under the Northern Lights: Perspectives from Scandinavia......Page 216
Creative Cognition......Page 217
The Complexity of Creativity......Page 218
The Creative Environment......Page 219
Prize-Winning Environments......Page 220
the creative disposition defined by the perceptual process......Page 221
Creativity and Organizational Climate......Page 222
Creative Leadership......Page 224
Mood and Creativity......Page 225
Percept–Genetic Process Theory......Page 226
The Creative Functioning Test......Page 227
Gender Perspectives on Creativity......Page 230
creativity in academia......Page 231
From Preschoolers to Sixteen-Year-Olds......Page 233
Creativity in Middle Childhood......Page 235
Learning to Assess Your Creative Process......Page 236
creativity and psychosomatics......Page 237
Creativity and Aggression......Page 238
creativity in neuropsychological settings......Page 240
concluding remarks......Page 242
References......Page 243
introduction......Page 249
Early Studies of Creativity and Initial Conceptualization of Creative Thinking......Page 250
Rubinstein’s Approach......Page 251
Leontiev’s Views of Creativity......Page 252
Galperin’s Views on Creativity......Page 253
Objective Sociohistorical Determination of the Creative Process......Page 254
Creative Process as an Interrelation Between Logic and Intuition......Page 255
Nonverbal and Emotional Regulation of the Creative Process of Chess Players......Page 259
The Role of Intuitive Abilities in Creativity......Page 261
second trajectory: in search of internal and external
determinants of creative production......Page 263
The Role of Motivational Determinants in Creative Production......Page 264
The Role of Cognitive and Intellectual Determinants in Creative Production......Page 269
The Role of a Combination of Intellectual and Motivational Determinants in Creative Production......Page 271
External Determination of Creative Process......Page 273
conclusion......Page 278
References......Page 279
history......Page 284
definitions and criteria......Page 285
traditions and schools of thought......Page 289
Macroscopic Theories of Creativity......Page 290
Microscopic Theories of Creativity......Page 291
current research......Page 294
Cognitive Aspects of Creativity......Page 295
Motivation, Affect, and Dispositions......Page 300
Situational Influences......Page 304
Developmental Studies......Page 305
stimulating and developing creative abilities......Page 306
current techniques of assessment of creativity......Page 310
References......Page 312
creativity research in israel......Page 321
Landau (1973)......Page 322
Landau (1981)......Page 323
Kreitler and Kreitler......Page 324
Koichu, Berman, and Moore (2003)......Page 326
Klavir and Gorodetzky (2001)......Page 327
Gorodetzky and Klavir (2003)......Page 328
Barak and Goffer (2002)......Page 329
the 4 x 4 structure of giftedness–creativity: a heuristic model......Page 330
The TACT......Page 332
The TAAI......Page 333
The Relation of General Creative Ability to Real-Life
Creative Problem Solving......Page 336
Research in Israel on Creativity in Mathematics Based on the 4 x 4 Structure of Giftedness–Creativity Model: Livne (2002)......Page 337
Milgram, Davidovich, Livne, Livne, & Lieberman (2004)......Page 339
international research on creativity and learning styles......Page 340
Individualized Computerized Units in Teaching Gifted and Talented Learners in Regular Classrooms......Page 342
concluding remarks......Page 343
References......Page 344
12 Creativity in Turkey and Turkish-Speaking Countries......Page 351
artistic creativity in turkish culture......Page 352
Creativity and Aesthetics: A Proof for the Collective Unconscious......Page 353
Variables Related to Childhood and Family......Page 355
Creative Writing Throughout Turkish History......Page 356
Creative Writers in the Balkan Countries: Some Samples
from Turkish Minorities......Page 358
scientific creativity in turkey......Page 361
Turkish Patents: Development and Problems......Page 364
Rate of Brand Creation......Page 365
Development and Obstacles in Scientific Creativity......Page 366
Turkey’s Place in the International Arena for Scientific Productivity......Page 368
Suggestions for the Future......Page 370
creativity and education......Page 373
Civil Organizations to Promote Creativity in Turkish Education......Page 380
Research in Physiology and Creativity......Page 381
conclusion......Page 382
References......Page 383
mainland china......Page 388
Study of Giftedness......Page 389
Study of Ill-Defined Problem Solving......Page 390
Stage II (mid-1990s to 2004)......Page 391
Database Analysis of Creativity Research in Mainland China......Page 392
taiwan......Page 394
The Early Period (Late 1960s to 1970s)......Page 396
Developing Period (1980s to mid-1990s)......Page 397
Flourishing Period (Late 1990s to the Present)......Page 398
hong kong......Page 400
singapore......Page 401
summary......Page 402
References......Page 404
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Creativity – A Sudden Rising Star in Korea......Page 409
Korean Adults’ Implicit Theories of Creativity......Page 411
Method......Page 412
Results......Page 413
Creative Research Trends and Topics in Korea Since 1980......Page 414
Discussion......Page 416
Creative Achievement in Korea: IT......Page 418
Coding and Taxonomy of Factors Based on the Systems Model of Creativity......Page 419
Intrinsic Motivation......Page 420
Concentration–Commitment......Page 421
Strong Government Support and its Policy......Page 422
Problem Finding–Solving Ability......Page 423
Openness......Page 424
Sociocultural Influences–Zeitgeist......Page 425
Cross-Cultural Comparison of the Factors......Page 426
On Implicit Knowledge of Creativity......Page 427
On Intrinsic Motivation......Page 429
Final Comments......Page 430
References......Page 431
introduction......Page 435
creativity: a culturally positioned process......Page 437
concerns for creativity: indian creation myths......Page 440
an evolutionary view of creativity:
sri aurobindo’s vision......Page 442
the paradigm of pratibha (intuitive creative faculty)......Page 444
creativity in the indian tradition: some indigenous features......Page 446
Scientific Creativity......Page 447
Creativity in Literary People......Page 449
creativity in the spiritual domain......Page 452
correlates of creativity: a glimpse of indian research......Page 453
fostering creativity......Page 457
epilogue......Page 459
References......Page 461
16 African Perspectives on Creativity......Page 470
the ecocultural and developmental contexts of
creativity in arab and sub-saharan africa......Page 472
defining creativity in african settings......Page 476
Instrument......Page 477
Procedure......Page 478
Terms for Creativity......Page 479
Creative Activities......Page 480
historical and cultural influences on the study of creativity in africa......Page 482
Theories of Creativity in African Settings......Page 484
Psychometric Studies......Page 487
Psychology of Creativity in Literature and Calligraphy......Page 489
Research on Creativity in the Performance Arts......Page 490
Anecdotal Reports......Page 491
comparison with creativity theory and research in other jurisdictions......Page 492
views on the development of theory and research on creativity within the area......Page 495
summary and conclusions......Page 497
References......Page 498
17 Creativity Around the World in 80 Ways…but with One Destination......Page 504
Basic Research......Page 505
Theories......Page 507
unity in diversity......Page 508
Author Index......Page 511
Subject Index......Page 525