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Creative Aging: Stimulating Creativity in Middle and Late Adulthood

Creative Aging: Stimulating Creativity in Middle and Late Adulthood

Anna Kristina Keyser, Michael Corning
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781522505044|ISBN10: 1522505040|EISBN13: 9781522505051
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0504-4.ch003
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Keyser, Anna Kristina, and Michael Corning. "Creative Aging: Stimulating Creativity in Middle and Late Adulthood." Exploring the Benefits of Creativity in Education, Media, and the Arts, edited by Nava R. Silton, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 50-66. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0504-4.ch003

APA

Keyser, A. K. & Corning, M. (2017). Creative Aging: Stimulating Creativity in Middle and Late Adulthood. In N. Silton (Ed.), Exploring the Benefits of Creativity in Education, Media, and the Arts (pp. 50-66). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0504-4.ch003

Chicago

Keyser, Anna Kristina, and Michael Corning. "Creative Aging: Stimulating Creativity in Middle and Late Adulthood." In Exploring the Benefits of Creativity in Education, Media, and the Arts, edited by Nava R. Silton, 50-66. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0504-4.ch003

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Abstract

This chapter introduces the Developmental and Intelligence Theories of middle and late adulthood and relates them to the complex construct of creativity. Analyses of these theories in regard to middle adulthood assess why an individual may be the most immersed in creativity during this period of life. This is followed by a conclusive examination of ways in which to stimulate creativity in the later years, primarily through looking at the relation between developmental theories and the impact of a cognitively rich environment. These two periods of the lifespan encompass a majority of the average adult's existence in this world, and as such provide a framework upon which the necessity of stimulating creativity must be examined.

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