Predicting creative behavior: A reexamination of the divergence between traditional and teacher-defined concepts of creativity

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-66

  Dawson, V L ^a,e   D'Andrea, Thomas ^b   Affinito, Rosalinda ^b,c   Westby, Erik L ^b,d  

^a SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0009917779     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326934crj1201_7     Document Type: Article

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