Sternberg, Robert J., Glăveanu, Vlad
ORCID: 0000-0002-6029-6718 and Kaufman, James C.
(2024)
In Quest of Creativity: Three Paths toward an Elusive Grail.
Creativity Research Journal, 36
(1).
pp. 155-175.
ISSN 1532-6934
Abstract
In this exchange, the authors each address five questions about creativity, and then provide a final synthesizing response. The five questions they address are: (1) What is creativity? Are there different processes, types, or kinds of creativity, and if so, what are they? (2) What are the major obstacles to people thinking and acting creatively? (3) Do you believe that creativity is intrinsically positive? Why or why not? (4) What are the main ways in which schools and parents should develop creativity in young people? (5) Can creativity be measured? If so, how should creativity be measured, and under what kinds of circumstances? Their answers highlight both similarities and differences in their points of view on creativity as a phenomenon and approaches to theorizing about it, studying it, teaching for it, and measuring it.
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| Item Type: | Article (Published) |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | creativity; processes of creativity; sociocultural approach to creativity; 4C model of creativity; 8P framework for understanding creativity |
| Subjects: | Social Sciences > Education Social Sciences > Sociology |
| DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > DCU Business School Research Institutes and Centres > Centre for Possibility Studies |
| Publisher: | Routledge |
| Official URL: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/104004... |
| Copyright Information: | Authors |
| ID Code: | 33103 |
| Deposited On: | 18 Aug 2026 10:52 by Tam Nguyen . Last Modified 18 Aug 2026 10:52 |
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