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Educating for Creativity and Innovation A Comprehensive Guide for Research-Based Practice

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ISBN-10: 159363952X

ISBN-13: 9781593639525

Edition: 2013

Authors: Donald Treffinger, Patricia Schoonover, Edwin Selby

List price: $65.00
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Today, more than ever before, we must all be able to think creatively, manage change, and solve complex, open-ended problems. Education today is different in its structure and practice than any previous generation, not just because of the impact of technology and the Internet, but also because, across the lifespan, every person studies, works, and plays in a global community that was unknown to previous generations. Although organizations worldwide recognize that their success both now and in the future depends on a workforce capable of effective thinking, problem solving, and innovation, educational practice still lags behind our knowledge in these areas. "Educating for Creativity and…    
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Book details

List price: $65.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Prufrock Press
Publication date: 11/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 6.75" wide x 10.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Donald J. Treffinger is director of the Center for Creative Learning in Sarasota, Florida, and editor-in-chief of Parenting for High Potential , NAGC's quarterly magazine for parents. He has previously served as a member of the faculty at Buffalo State University College, the University of Kansas, and Purdue University. He has been actively involved in NAGC for many years and served as a member of the Board of Directors from 1980 to 1984.nbsp;Treffinger received the NAGC Distinguished Service Award in 1984 and the E. Paul Torrance Creativity Award in 1995. His primary interests are in the areas of creativity and creative problem solving, the levels-of-service approach to programming for…    

Understanding Creativity and Innovation
Introduction
Dispelling Common Myths
Defining Creativity and Innovation
The Importance of Creativity and Innovation in Education
Foundations for Creativity and Innovation
Four Essential Factors: COCO
Personal Characteristics
Operations: Tools for the Mind
Context
Outcomes
Identifying and Measuring Creativity
Foundations of Creativity Assessment
Principles and Purposes for Assessing Creativity
A Contemporary Approach to Identifying Creativity
How Do We Develop Creativity?
Setting Conditions for Developing Creativity
Basic Guidelines
Teaching the Foundational Tools (Level I)
Practice Problems and Models (Level II)
Structured Creativity Programs (Levels II and III)
Real Problems and Challenges (Level III)
Creativity and Education Today
Looking Ahead
Research on Creativity and Education
References
About the Authors