Review "Mark A. Runco's excellent book Creativity: Theories and Themes: Research, Development, and Practice may be one way to bring creativity back into relevance in psychology. This remarkable book clearly sets the stage for those involved in creativity research, for those wanting to get into this interesting and complex area, or simply for those who want an up-to-date volume on the field from one of the leading researchers in the area." --PsycCritiques (Oct 10, 2007, Vol 52, Release 41, Article 8) Read more Review A much needed reference on creativity for psychologists Read more Book Description A much needed reference on creativity for psychologists Read more From the Back Cover Each of the major theoretical perspectives (behavioral, clinical, cognitive, developmental, economic, educational, evolutionary, historical, social, organizational) on creativity is reviewed in this volume. The more important key topics and issues, including those concerning age, sex, and cultural differences, and those dealing with the mad genius and health issues, are also covered. One chapter focuses on enhancement issues, and the last chapter defines creativity and explores how creativity is related to, but distinct from, other important human capacities and behaviors, including invention, innovation, imagination, and adaptability. This is primarily a textbook. It may, however, also be useful to researchers and practitioners, given the emphasis on scholarly, scientific, and objective research and the theories that are constructed from it. All of the important scholarship on creativity is covered in this volume. Read more About the Author Mark Runco, Director of Creativity Research & Programming, Southern Oregon University, Ashland OR, USAMark Runco earned his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from the Claremont Graduate School in California and has studied creativity ever since. He is currently a Director of Creativity Research & Programming, Southern Oregon University, Ashland OR, USA He began his teaching career as an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Hawaii, Hilo. He then taught at Cal State Fullerton for 22 years. He was also an adjunct professor at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration for nearly 15 years and lectured regularly at Universidad de Cantabria in Spain and Shaanxi Normal University in Xi'an, China. He is a distinguished consulting faculty member at the Saybrook Graduate University in San Francisco and remains on the University of Georgia Graduate FacultyMark developed nine seminars on creativity, including "Creativity: What It Is and What It Is Not," "The Assessment of Creativity," "Creative Cognition," and "Social Contexts for Creativity." He is Fellow and past president of Division 10 (Psychology, Art, Creativity, and Aesthetics) of the American Psychological Association.Mark also founded the Creativity Research Journal, which he still edits, along with two new journals: Business Creativity and the Creative Economy, and the Journal of Genius and Eminence. In 2010, Mark published the "rCAB" (Runco Creativity Assessment Battery), a comprehensive battery of tests for the assessment of creativity. He has published over 300 articles, chapters, and books on creativity, its measurement and enhancement. His textbook Creativity: Theories and Themes: Research, Development, and Practice has been translated into 10 languages. The 3rd edition will be published in 2020. He also was an Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Creativity, which was published in 1999 and the second edition, which was published in 2011. Read more
G**H
Perhaps you could start from the other end?
I have not read the book, although I have read quite a deal of E Paul Torrance's material. So I imagine "Creativity" is quite comprehensive. It seems there may be the problem that afflicts most academic writers. They start with research, probably everyone else's initially, and then work down to the practical application of that research (sometimes).I came across the Kindle listing because I was looking for books that I could link my just published introduction to a new series on how anyone can teach art to anyone. I start with the simplest thing someone can do and as the series unfold reveal the underlying philosophy along with associated teaching (well coaching) practices. In other words the opposite approach to that taken by this author. If you are interested have a look at Program One: Sealed Orders (SPACE Art Education - coach)
S**S
All the books I've bought, are written very successful ...
All the books I've bought, are written very successful.
C**H
Five Stars
excellent!
K**L
It is easily searchable and topic are well organized
Mark Runco has compiled some of the most important western works on the topic of creativity. While being academic in nature, it is still readable for those versed on the topic of creativity. I have used in as a reference for some of my own ideas. It is easily searchable and topic are well organized.
B**N
Poorly structured but informative
Not surprisingly, a heavy book from an experienced expert is quite informative and comprehensive. It certainly serves well as a reference for creativity researchers. What bothers me is the poor structure. Within many chapters, the structure and logical relationships among paragraphs are quite unclear and can be confusing.
K**Ä
Heavy Reading!
Runco's Creativity Book is serious reading for anyone who is interested in creativity and it's background themes. Almost like a handbook.
N**P
Creativity Review
The product was for a class I have enjoyed it so far however, I have not completed yet. It is very descriptive and easily read. It is helping me to understand creativity and the many theories that help define this term.
P**A
Eindrucksvoll und lehrreich
Wunderbare Zusammenfassung des derzeitigen Stands der Forschung. Auf die Grundfragen der Kreativität werden vielschichtige Antworten gegeben. Aus meiner Sicht ein Standardwerk
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ずっしりと重い！創造性研究分野の全体像を総覧できる必携書！
近年成長著しい「創造性研究」は、心理学を中心として芸術学、社会学、経営学等々が交錯する学際分野。レビュアーは心理学には門外漢ですが、科学論を経由して科学的創造性の問題に関心を抱き、創造性研究の分野を調べ始めました。創造性研究が心理学の枠を超えていった背景には、創造性の心理学研究内部における変革があったようです。創造性を理解するには、創造者の人格特性だけでなく彼彼女を取り巻く社会や文化、コミュニケーションの文脈などに注目する必要があると主張するアプローチが台頭してきたのです。本書中の項目に、心理学としては異質な「歴史」と「文化」が含まれるのはそのためです。本書では、創造性をめぐる幅広いテーマが、それに関わる重要研究のレビューとともに詳しく紹介されており、創造性に関心がある人なら本書は必読の文献であることは間違いないと思います。ただ、入門テキストとしてはいささかページが多すぎるとは思うので、創造性研究の全体像をもっと手軽に知るには Keith Sawyer 著 Explaining Creativity のほうが適当かもしれません。
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