Why isn't creativity more important to educational psychologists? Potentials, pitfalls, and future directions in creativity research

Educational Psychologist

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 83-96

  Plucker, Jonathan A ^a,c   Beghetto, Ronald A ^b   Dow, Gayle T ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2942670636     PISSN: 00461520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326985ep3902_1     Document Type: Article

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