Divergent Thinking (Creativity Research Series)

The research presented in this volume suggests that divergent thinking is an important component of the creative process. Divergent thinking tests are probably the most commonly used measure of children's potential for creative thinking. There are a number of unanswered questions about children's divergent thinking and creativity which are answered throughout the volume and may be identified as themes in the research. The first theme is that the capacity for divergent thinking may not be normally distributed across all levels of ability (a relevant premise is that creative abilities are not evenly distributed across domains of performance and achievement). A second theme is that divergent thinking is influenced by the conditions under which it is assessed. A third theme of the book is methodological; several chapters explore existing evaluations of divergent thinking tests. A final theme is that divergent thinking is important for both basic and applied research. From the perspective of basic research, the divergent thinking model offers an empirically supported view of a cognitive process. From the applied perspective, divergent thinking can be viewed as one component of giftedness and predictive of several expressions of real-world creativity.

Divergent thinking (Creativity research)

Runco, Mark A.

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This popular text takes a hard look at the effect of U.S. communications worldwide and points to the trends and new factors that will be crucial to effective U.S. policy in future international interaction. From popular culture to the news media to public diplomacy, this book examines the growing problems the U.S. must face at the international level. The book addresses the much less-noted public communication content and the trends in the international environment that affect the impact and consequences of the communication substance that passes international boundaries. It articulates as issues agenda for people in both public and private institutions concerned with policies and programs in public diplomacy, news and information flow, educational exchange, or the role of images and perceptions in world affairs.

American communication in a global society (Communication and information science)

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Fisher, Glen

Words, Language & Grammar

Fair use and free inquiry: Copyright law and the new media (Communication and information science)

The emerging network marketplace (Communication and information science)

Dordick, Herbert S.

This volume is issue-oriented. By showing that issues relating to topics such as access to government information resources, collection development, and administration are not unique to documents librarianship, it places selected topics in a wider context. The book's objectives are to identify and discuss critically important issues related to increasing access to government information resources, to offer solutions and recommendations by which government information resources and services can be made more effective, to encourage more assessments that examine issues across levels of government, to emphasize the importance and need for a research base related to government information resources and services, and to encourage a critical assessment of current practices and traditional assumptions.

Public access to government information: Issues, trends, and strategies (Libraries and information science series)

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Hernon, Peter

Schools & Teaching

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Powell, Ronald R.

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Sue Fisher

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This book traces the evolution of technical writing in America as it grew out of engineering English requirements from the turn of the century to 1950, examining specific patterns, texts, and writers while tracing engineering education patterns as they emerge from the proceedings of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education (SPEE).

Writing in a milieu of utility: The move to technical communication in American engineering programs, 1850-1950 (The Ablex communication, culture & information series)

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Kynell-Hunt, Teresa

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