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Commentary: Toward Convergence in Creativity Inquiry
Author(s) -
Tan AiGirl,
Wong MengEe
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of creative behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.896
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2162-6057
pISSN - 0022-0175
DOI - 10.1002/jocb.130
Subject(s) - creativity , flourishing , praise , psychology , context (archaeology) , creativity technique , divergent thinking , epistemology , pedagogy , social psychology , paleontology , philosophy , biology
This commentary is about reflection in the new language of creativity and the meanings of inquiry into creative life. The authors of the commentary adopt the cultural paradigm of psychology of creativity. They praise effortful creativity of the authors who submitted the articles to this special issue. Their studies employed diverse methods of inquiry into how creativity unfolds in flourishing environments. The authors of this commentary share their experiences in nurturing creativity in the context of educating people with special needs. They conclude preliminary that inclusive education shall focus on resolving incongruence in cultural development and on accepting different creativity developmental styles.