The manifesto : a guide to developing a creative career / E. Paul Torrance ; foreword by Bonnie Cramond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Torrance, E. Paul (Ellis Paul), 1915-2003.

Series:

Publications in creativity research.

Publication in creativity research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creative ability--United States--Longitudinal studies.

Creative ability.

Gifted children--Education--United States--Longitudinal studies.

Gifted children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (149 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

More than 40 years ago, E. Paul Torrance undertook to study creativity in students and study whether it would predict their creative achievements as adults. He and his colleagues wanted to determine what other factors influence, predict, encourage or sustain their creativity over time. There has never been a longitudinal study of creativity of this magnitude. Its findings will be useful to, and have implications for, several audiences: parents, teachers, counselors-especially vocational counselors-university and college instructors, and educational administrators. The Manifesto for Children was developed on the basis of the responses of 215 young adults who had attended two elementary schools in Minnesota from 1958 to 1964. They had been administered some creativity tests each year, and they were followed up in 1980. On the basis of their questionnaire responses, the Manifesto was developed to describe their ongoing struggle to maintain their creativity and use their strengths to create their careers and to provide guidance to children. In 1998, they were followed up to assess their creative achievements and to validate the Manifesto. Some of the participants had attained eminence, while others had attained only mediocre careers.

Contents:

CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 THE ORIGIN OF THE MANIFESTO; 2 BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW; 3 PROCEDURES AND SUBJECTS OF THE FORTY- YEAR STUDY; 4 MAJOR STATISTICAL RESULTS: PREDICTION OF PUBLICLY RECOGNIZED CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS; 5 FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOUR WORK; 6 LEARNING TO KNOW YOUR GREATEST STRENGTHS; 7 EXPECTATIONS AND PLAYING YOUR OWN GAME; 8 BEING WELL-ROUNDED; 9 LOVING THE WORK YOU DO; 10 LEARNING THE SKILLS OF INTERDEPENDENCE AND SHARING YOUR INFINITE CREATIVITY; APPENDIX: BEYONDER CHECKLIST; REFERENCES; NAME INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-132) and index.

ISBN:

9798400682513

9786610315147

9781280315145

1280315148

9780313011863

0313011869

OCLC:

929145220