Development of intelligence and the imagination and provision of opportunities for purposeful investment of human talent through a liberal arts education may be the key to dealing with young people's boredom, which is an internal problem rather than an environmental one. (Author/MJL)

A study of English literature offers a knowledge of other minds and, more importantly, a process of "extending sympathy" or imaginative identification. (HOD)

Attempts to bring composition studies into a more thoroughgoing discussion of the place of visual literacy in the writing classroom. Argues that throughout the history of writing instruction in the United States the terms of debate typical in discussions of visual literacy and the teaching of writing have limited the kinds of assignments educators…

Used a solution-oriented therapeutic group process in which substance abuse clients' projections into the future help provide a more manageable present. Reunion groups are created by group members and facilitators, who act as if clients have been successful in their lives for a specified time period and that participants are returning for a…

The common comment made on British university students' comprehensive examinations is incorrect but persists. It is an indication of how (1) the exams themselves upstage the educational process; (2) educators overuse platitudes and are quick to criticize; and (3) the questions asked are inappropriate. (MSE)

Recognizing the public benefits of higher education and the arts, the American Assembly of Columbia University convened a 2004 conference called "The Creative Campus," from which emerged recommendations about better integrating arts offerings on campus into the curriculum, serving the surrounding community and preparing students for the demands of…

Describes a method of teaching composition in which the teacher and the class collaborate on specific writing assignments such as books, pamphlets, short stories, or collections of poetry. (RB)

Despite aversive criticism, creativity research has produced sound though diverse theories; deliberate application in education, business, and everyday life; and the integration of creativity in the school curriculum and methodology. Due to the development of two new measures of verbal originality, contained in "Thinking Creatively with Sounds and…

Written to encourage imaginative approaches to teaching writing, this paper contains ideas for developing writing skills by encouraging creative writing, formal analysis, and criticism despite the traditional lack of literary analysis in the creative writing classroom. In addition to including teaching techniques for practicing literary skills…

This book provides the general reader with an introduction to the field of imaginative fiction. The first two chapters describe the growth of science fiction from Aristophanes to Asimov and give the history of its parent literature, fantasy. The rest of the book affords the apprentice writer an overview of skills necessary for creating imaginative…

Concludes that imaginative literature is the best way to begin to teach writing and the literature to teach first should be the most basic and elemental types: fable, fairy tale, parable, proverb, and myth. (DD)

It is suggested that coming up with fresh and interesting ideas for college and university publications requires keeping an open mind to events, people, and surroundings, finding good writers, and planning interesting layouts with illustrations. (MSE)

Reviews briefly how imagery is integral to knowing and thinking, and how perception and reason do indeed reside under the same blanket. Details two college writing assignments that require writers to engage in "imaginal processes" in proportion to their verbal process. (SR)

In this study, the relationship of expressed occupational daydreams and scores on the Self-Directed Search (SDS) were examined. Results were consistent with Holland's theory of careers. Implications for career counselors are discussed. Students were asked to provide specific biographical data (i. e., age, gender, race) and to write down their…

Examines the individual characteristic of imagination as it is perceived by American business managers and college undergraduate students majoring in management. The authors explore the results of a nationwide survey and its implications for efforts to improve management in the area of creativity. (CT)