COMMITMENT TO CREATIVITY IN EDUCATION?

Authors

  • E. Paul Torrance University of Georgia

Abstract

In the United States and Canada, there is a widespread belief that every human being has a right to optimum development of his potentialities, interests, goals, percepts and assets. In the United States, this belief was reaffirmed when the 1970 White House Conference on Children voted its top priority by a large margin to the following recommendations "Provide opportunities for every child to learn, grow, and live creatively by reordering national priorities." Despite all of our affirmations we have never had much sustained support for educational provisions that support creativity. It is now time that we ask some searching questions about our priorities. What is necessary for the realization of a more creative kind of education?

Author Biography

E. Paul Torrance, University of Georgia

Paul Torrance is one of the recognized contemporary authorities on creativity and, as many of the papers in this issue show, his works are widely quoted. Dr. Torrance is Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Georgia.

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Published

1973-04-01

How to Cite

Torrance, E. P. (1973). COMMITMENT TO CREATIVITY IN EDUCATION?. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 8(001). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/6891

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 001 (1973)

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