Creative thought: Structure, components, and educational implications

Roeper Review

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 14-19

  Mumford, Michael D ^a  

^a AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 85032069707     PISSN: 02783193     EISSN: 1940865X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02783199809553920     Document Type: Article

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