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Singer, Jerome L.; Singer, Dorothy G. – 1974
The present study was designed to explore the possibility that exposure to the "Misterogers' Neighborhood" program might increase the likelihood of spontaneous imaginative play in preschool children who watched the program over a period of two weeks. The specific focus of this investigation was to determine whether a well-produced…
Descriptors: Aggression, Cognitive Development, Educational Television, Emotional Development
Carlson, Ruth Kearney – Elementary English, 1964
Teachers should foster in children's writing the use of words with "sparkle" and "spin"--"sparkle" implying brightness and vitality, "spin" connoting industry, patience, and painstaking work. By providing creative listening experiences with good children's or adult literature, the teacher can encourage students to broaden their imaginations and…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Creative Development, Creative Writing
Johnson, Richard C. – 1971
This book was written to clarify the role that theatre plays in the life of children. Its contents include a prologue, eleven chapters, and an epilogue. In the prologue, the truly educated person is described as one who has learned to make controlled use of all his capacities. Participation in role-playing experiences, such as involvement with the…
Descriptors: Audience Participation, Behavior, Children, Cognitive Processes
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Kazemak, Francis E. – English Journal, 1987
Argues that the cultivation of the imagination in schools and colleges is largely ignored because of utilitarian biases in the education system, where achievement is determined by quantitative measures of cognitive skills. Discusses Williams' view that acts of the imagination transform reality and applies view to English education. (JG)
Descriptors: Class Activities, College English, Educational Theories, English Instruction
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Main, Edna D. – Science and Children, 1984
Describes ideas and approach to an interdisciplinary unit in creative writing and science which uses art and storytelling to sharpen imaginative skills. Relates the special success of this unit's approach in motivating students, the culmination of which was an all-day field trip to a marine science center. (JM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Audiovisual Aids, Creative Writing, Elementary School Science
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Tyszkowa, Maria – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1974
The author examines the psychological attraction of stories for children, psychological mechanisms involved in the reception of story literature, and effects this literature has on personality development. (MS)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cognitive Development, Cross Cultural Training, Early Childhood Education
Ambrose, Don – 2002
Noting that everyday creativity often requires imaginative insight, this book provides opportunities for children and adults to invent and problem solve by confronting puzzling scenarios that invite visual imagination. Each of the 71 activities in the book begins with a scenario that promotes speculative imagination. In the creative- and…
Descriptors: Architecture, Art Activities, Creative Thinking, Creative Writing
Eyre, Gayner – 2001
This paper examines the place of reading in the acquisition of information capability among young people and considers the extent to which this is nurtured and aided by works of the imagination, whether in print or electronic form. Information capability presupposes a range of skills that, in addition to technological skills and the knowledge to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Harrington, Joseph; Harrington, Brenda – Creative Child and Adult Quarterly, 1982
College academy in Massachusetts, a summer program for academically talented youngsters in grades four through eight was designed by parents of a bright child. The academy offers nontraditional, intellectually challenging courses that unite brains and hands (e.g., typing, cartooning), as well as courses such as mime and drama and computer…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Admission Criteria, Colleges, Creative Expression
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Otte, Michael – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1990
Compared and contrasted are the concepts intuition and logic. The ideas of conceptual thought and algorithmic thought are discussed in terms of the world as a labyrinth, intuition and time, and the structure of knowledge. (KR)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Algorithms, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes
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Whitson, Alex – Childhood Education, 1994
Noting that today's economic, social, and scientific problems require creative solutions, points out the need for creative talent. Discusses how current thinking and educational practices in this country do little to encourage the development of creative individuals. Suggests that concentrating on developing the potential of each individual would…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Economic Progress
Jordan, Debra J. – Camping Magazine, 1994
Reviews three studies that examined the impact of playground types on children's creativity during pretend or imaginative play, the relationship between adolescents' pursuit of social goals and social competence at school, and the impact of sports participation on the social status of adolescents. Discusses various implications for camps in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Athletics, Camping, Child Behavior
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Nourot, Patricia Moninghan; Van Hoorn, Judith L. – Young Children, 1991
A review of research on children's symbolic play discusses ways for teachers to (1) defend the inclusion of play in the curriculum; (2) understand and respect differences in the ways children play; and (3) facilitate play in the classroom. Discusses the complexity of play and the controversy about play as part of the curriculum. (GLR)
Descriptors: Creativity, Cultural Differences, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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Nicholson, David W. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2000
Examines why a sixth-grade teacher in a Waldorf classroom selected the particular forms of representation for the lessons in a thematic unit. States that the teacher represented the lessons in ways that would bring about experiences, feelings, and imagination (such as story telling, visual arts, and singing.) (CMK)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Child Development, Educational Practices, Emotional Experience
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Glines, Don – Paths of Learning: Options for Families & Communities, 2000
Educational change can result in meaningful, holistic learning if communities educate constituents on the need for new societal and educational paradigms; begin a process of disorienting away from old school structures while orienting toward the new; develop a person-based educational philosophy; establish research and development learning…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Educational Philosophy
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