Creative abilities in early childhood

Journal of Early Childhood Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 277-290

  Prieto, Maria Dolores ^a   Parra, Joaquin ^a   Ferrándo, Mercedes ^a   Ferrándiz, Carmen ^a   Bermejo, Maria Rosario ^b   Sánchez, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

divergent thinking; early childhood; elaboration; flexibility; fluency; originality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993746121     PISSN: 1476718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476718X06067580     Document Type: Article

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