Creativity in the schools: A rapidly developing area of positive psychology

Handbook of Positive Psychology in Schools

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 175-188

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

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203884089-24     Document Type: Chapter

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