Beyond Big and Little: The Four C Model of Creativity

Review of General Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-12

  Kaufman, James C ^a   Beghetto, Ronald A ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

creative development; creativity; everyday creativity; genius

Indexed keywords

EID: 64249164191     PISSN: 10892680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013688     Document Type: Article

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