Torrance Kids at Mid-Life

Selected Case Studies of Creative Behavior

AvGarnet Millar

Inbunden, Engelska, 2001

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Beskrivning

Never has there been a longitudinal study of creativity of this magnitude. This book describes the original sample of students from two Minneapolis schools in 1958 and the longitudinal study envisioned by Dr. E. Paul Torrance, then director of the Bureau of Educational Research at the University of Minnesota. It explains two follow-up periods with the students in 1980 and 1998, with the view of measuring their adult creative achievements. The author in collaboration with Dr. Torrance has selected a sample of ten individuals, for case studies who serve to illustrate the predictive validity of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking and the factors that support and sustain creativity as individuals mature.The case studies describe the individuals' school years, the first and second follow-up periods and an in-depth interview covering topics such as early influences on creativity, career paths and transitions, creative accomplishments, validation of the Manifesto for Children, and reflections on creativity. The study will be of great interest to psychologists, college and university teachers, counselors, educators and parents. Themes are derived from an examination of the case studies, and key messages for creative living are proposed.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2001-10-30
Mått:156 x 235 x 29 mm
Vikt:652 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Publications in Creativity Research
Antal sidor:360
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781567506068

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GARNET W. MILLAR is an education consultant in private practice and former Provincial Coordinator for Guidance and Counseling with the Alberta Government's Special Education Branch. For the past 16 years, he has been affiliated with the Torrance Center for Creative Studies at the University of Georgia. He has presented the annual Torrance Lecture and recently wrote the biography of E. Paul Torrance, The Creativity Man. Dr. Millar will continue to follow the careers of the individuals in the Torrance longitudinal study as they progress toward the end of their formal work and then into the period of retirement.

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Foreword by E. Paul TorranceIntroduction and BackgroundCreativity: An Essential Skill for AllE. Paul Torrance--A Toast to "The Creativity Man"The "Creativity Scene"--University of Minnesota (1958-1965)Books on the Longitudinal StudyReview of the LiteratureUniversity Elementary School and Sidney Pratt Elementary School: "Creative Places" for ChildrenLongitudinal StudiesGenesis of the Torrance Tests of Creative ThinkingProceduresDescription of Sample--Personal ProfilesCase StudiesWendy Henry--"Creative Person-At-Large"Kevin Lillhei-- A"Best Doctor in America"Cathy Gorlin--From Grade 6 Class President to "Super Lawyer"Ted Schwarzrock--Entrepreneur "in Overdrive"Fritz Reeker-- A "Super Lawyer"Alex Adams--A Medical ResearcherDavid Kwiat--Mandated to be CreativeFrederick Puzak--An Unconventional ThinkerAnn Lumry--A Playful, Gutsy PsychologistJim Young--A Multi-talented Adventure SeekerThemes From the Case StudiesEarly Influences on CreativityCareer Paths and TransitionsCreative AccomplishmentsManifesto for ChildrenRelfections on CreativityKey Messages for Creative LivingAppendix A: Description of Creative Factors and Creative StrengthsAppenix B: Wendy Henry's Lecture--Torrance Lecture, Athens, Georgia, October 2000Appendix C: Pratt and University Elementary Schools--1980 Follow-up Questionnaire and Supplementary Information--1980Appendix D: Forty-year Follow-up Wuestionnaire for University Elementary and Pratt School Participants--1998Appendix E: Interview Form--1998Index