The Cambridge Handbook of Lifespan Development of Creativity [Paperback]

This book reviews research on creative growth across the lifespan and modalities in creative facilitation for researchers and practitioners.This handbook focuses on the development and nurturance of creativity throughout the lifespan. It answers the question: how can we help people turn their creative potential into creative achievement? The authors review research findings and describe best practices in different contexts for fostering creativity at each stage of development.This handbook focuses on the development and nurturance of creativity throughout the lifespan. It answers the question: how can we help people turn their creative potential into creative achievement? The authors review research findings and describe best practices in different contexts for fostering creativity at each stage of development.This handbook focuses on the development and nurturance of creativity across the lifespan, from early childhood to adolescence, adulthood, and later life. It answers the question: how can we help individuals turn their creative potential into achievement? Each chapter examines various contexts in which creativity exists, including school, workplace, community spaces, and family life. It covers various modalities for fostering creativity such as play, storytelling, explicit training procedures, shifting of attitudes about creative capacity, and many others. The authors review research findings across disciplines, encompassing the work of psychologists, educators, neuroscientists, and creators themselves, to describe the best practices for fostering creativity at each stage of development.Introduction Sandra W. Russ, Jessica D. Hoffmann, and James C. Kaufman; Part I. Core Concepts of Lifespan Creativity Development: 1. Basic Concepts of Creativity Hansika Kapoor and James C. Kaufman; 2. The Creative Brain: A Developmental Snapshot Oshin Vartanian; 3. Pretend Play: A Microcosm of Creativity Sandra W. Russ; 4. Lifespan Development of Creativity Marc Bornstein; Parlƒo