Stimulating children's creativity and curiosity: Does content and medium matter?

Journal of Creative Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-17

  Rubenstein, Dorothy J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034387304     PISSN: 00220175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2162-6057.2000.tb01199.x     Document Type: Article

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