What Education Can Do to Develop Creative Behavior

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What Education Can Do to Develop Creative Behavior

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12th Creative Problem Solving Institute 1966, June 28

Topic: What Education Can Do to Develop Creative Behavior

Reel: 2

Presentations:

  • Announcements by Dr. Sidney Parnes
  • “Research on Development of Creating Behavior in Schools in New York State” by Dr. Sidney Parnes
  • “Research on Development of Creative Behavior in Schools around the Nation” by Dr. Frank Williams
  • “Need for Further Educational Engineering to Apply Research Findings” by Dr. Calvin Taylor
  • Panel received questions from the audience at end of program; operator unable to pick up questions on the tape.

Summary:

Dr. Parnes described a 6th grade program where detective stories are used to encourage creative problem solving. He also spoke of a high school where programmed learning texts are used. These texts contain gum and candy as reinforcement.

Dr. Williams describes a program involving teachers as he feels that teachers must know how to instill creative productive thinking in students. His training session for teachers is based on four points

  • Teachers out of regular environment
  • Share ideas & communicate on teaching methods
  • Disseminate materials
  • These project schools become studies for other schools

Dr. Taylor spoke on the lag time between research findings and educational change -- he felt that at present it is infinite. He fills that what we are doing is establishing the same basic educational systems but with more money.

Publication Date

6-28-1966

Collection

Alex Osborn Creative Studies Collection

Department

Archives & Special Collections Department, E. H. Butler Library

Disciplines

Education

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This tape has been preserved as a historical record and may contain attitudes/practices of the time period in which it was created and material that today would be considered offensive or inappropriate. This tape does not represent the attitudes, opinions, or policies of SUNY Buffalo State College.

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