Effects of a creativity training program on divergent thinking abilities and self-concept in monolingual and bilingual classrooms

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 373-386

  De Fleith, Denise Souza ^a   Renzulli, Joseph S ^b   Westberg, Karen L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

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EID: 11244315675     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326934crj1434_8     Document Type: Article

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