The International Handbook of Creativity

by Edited by James C. Kaufman , Robert J. Sternberg

• ISBN13: 9780521547314
• ISBN10: 0521547318
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-03
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

What constitutes a creative person? Is it someone who can perform many tasks innovatively? Is it someone who exhibits creative genius in one area? Is it someone who utilizes her creativity for good and moral causes? Is it someone who uses his creativity to help his company or country succeed? Different cultures have different perspectives on what it means to be creative, yet it is nearly always the American or Western perspective that is represented in the psychological literature. The goal of The International Handbook of Creativity is to present a truly international and diverse set of perspectives on the psychology of human creativity. Distinguished scholars from around the world have written chapters for this book about the history and current state of creativity research and theory in their respective parts of the world. The book presents a wide array of international perspectives and research, with much of the work discussed never before available in English.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
List of Contributors	xi
1 Introduction	1	(9)
Robert J. Sternberg
2 Creativity Research in English-Speaking Countries	10	(29)
John Baer and James C. Kaufman
3 Creativity in Latin America: Views from Psychology, Humanities, and the Arts	39	(29)
David D. Preiss and Katherine Strasser
4 History of Creativity in Spain	68	(28)
Cándido Genovard, Maria Dolores Prieto, Maria Rosario Bermejo, and Carmen Ferrándiz
5 Past, Present, and Future Perspectives on Creativity in France and French-Speaking Switzerland	96	(28)
Christophe Mouchiroud and Todd I. Lubart
6 Creativity in Italy	124	(43)
Alessandro Antonietti and Cesare Cornoldi
7 Creativity Research in German-Speaking Countries	167	(35)
Siegfried Preiser
8 Creativity Under the Northern Lights: Perspectives from Scandinavia	202	(33)
Gudmund J.W. Smith and Ingegerd Carlsson
9 Creativity in Soviet–Russian Psychology	235	(35)
Olga Stepanossova and Elena L. Grigorenko
10 Creativity Studies in Poland	270	(37)
Edward Necka, Magdalena Grohman, and Aleksandra Slabosz
11 Research on Creativity in Israel: A Chronicle of Theoretical and Empirical Development	307	(30)
Roberta M. Milgram and Nava L. Livne
12 Creativity in Turkey and Turkish-Speaking Countries	337	(37)
Günseli Oral
13 Development of Creativity Research in Chinese Societies: A Comparison of Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore	374	(21)
Weihua Niu
14 Creativity — A Sudden Rising Star in Korea	395	(26)
In-Soo Choe
15 Culture and Facets of Creativity: The Indian Experience	421	(35)
Girishwar Misra, Ashok K. Srivastava, and Indiwar Misra
16 African Perspectives on Creativity	456	(34)
Elias Mpofu, Kathleen Myambo, Andrew A. Mogaji, Teresa-Anne Mashego, and Omar H. Khaleefa
17 Creativity Around the World in 80 Ways...but with One Destination	490	(7)
Dean Keith Simonton
Author Index	497	(14)
Subject Index	511