The ability to think in various directions and the capacity to generate many ideas, solutions, and options.
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International Center for Studies in Creativity: Curricular Overview and Impact of Instruction on the Creative Problem-Solving Attitudes of Graduate Students
Gerard J. Puccio (Buffalo State, State University of New York, USA), Susan Keller Mathers (Buffalo State, State University of New York, USA), Selcuk Acar (Buffalo State, State University of New York, USA), and Nur Cayirdag (Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Turkey)
Copyright: © 2017
|Pages: 26
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0643-0.ch009
Abstract
This chapter provides an overview of the programs offered by the International Center for Studies in Creativity (ICSC) at Buffalo State, State University of New York, where creativity is taught and studied extensively at the graduate and undergraduate level. Following the discussion on creativity as a 21st century skill and perennial need for creativity in the workforce, programs and courses are introduced along with the historical roots and philosophy of creativity at ICSC. The Creative Problem Solving Model, which represents the core of the curriculum, is described. The chapter also presents the results of the study regarding the impact of the graduate program on the creative problem solving attitudes of the graduate students based on qualitative and quantitative data.