ABSTRACT
Creative achievement seems always to depend on special abilities, on special opportunities, on special effort. The concept of creativity has had a rather hectic existence during the past decade. The writings on creativity most familiar to teachers are those of Torrance, who has reported some classroom experiments on the rewarding of aspects of creative behavior. One index of the influence creativity research is having on education may be found in the amount of space devoted to this research in educational psychology textbooks. Another index of the influence of creativity research might be derived from an analysis of the textbooks and teachers' manuals in use in elementary and secondary schools. Some of the stories, reading materials, illustrations, and graphic elements of the books themselves motivate readers to think creatively. More products of children's creativity are in evidence, especially visual art and literary products.
