Background
Wakefield, John Frederick was born on January 28, 1952 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Ernest Henry and Hilda Gertrude (Overholt) Wakefield.
( This book presents the results of a series of studies o...)
This book presents the results of a series of studies of the relationships between thinking skills and the artistic personality. The relationships are explored in fifth grade, eighth grade, 12th grade and college through research with groups and individuals. Logic, insight, divergent thinking and creative thinking are routinely assessed in relation to indications of artistic interest or talent. Although each study is separate in its methods, results converge on a portrait of the developing artist as an individual who finds problems and solves them in his or her own way. The functional definition of creative thinking guides the research, and is validated by the results at all grade levels. The book also furnishes a conception of creative thinking as extremely difficult. This statistical conception is proposed as an explanation for why nonconformity is a common theme in stories by creative individuals-they are distant from the mode, using the distance to achieve self-definition. Educational implications focus on cognitive skills training within the context of the arts and a balance between conventional and exceptional educational experiences to build bridges between arts students and the wider community.
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( This book presents the results of a series of studies o...)
This book presents the results of a series of studies of the relationships between thinking skills and the artistic personality. The relationships are explored in fifth grade, eighth grade, 12th grade and college through research with groups and individuals. Logic, insight, divergent thinking and creative thinking are routinely assessed in relation to indications of artistic interest or talent. Although each study is separate in its methods, results converge on a portrait of the developing artist as an individual who finds problems and solves them in his or her own way. The functional definition of creative thinking guides the research, and is validated by the results at all grade levels. The book also furnishes a conception of creative thinking as extremely difficult. This statistical conception is proposed as an explanation for why nonconformity is a common theme in stories by creative individuals-they are distant from the mode, using the distance to achieve self-definition. Educational implications focus on cognitive skills training within the context of the arts and a balance between conventional and exceptional educational experiences to build bridges between arts students and the wider community.
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psychological researcher education educator
Wakefield, John Frederick was born on January 28, 1952 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Ernest Henry and Hilda Gertrude (Overholt) Wakefield.
AB, University of Illinois, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1981.
Assistant professor psychology Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, 1981-1982. Assistant professor education University North Alabama, Florence, 1982-1988, coordinator 5th year education programs, 1986-1994, associate professor education, 1988-1992, professor, since 1992, interim dean education, 2003—2004, assistant vice president academy affairs, 2004—2006. Guest lecturer Gorlovka State Pedagogical Institute Foreign Languages, Ukraine, 1992, Chilean Ministry Education, Chile, 2006.
( This book presents the results of a series of studies o...)
( This book presents the results of a series of studies o...)
Member APA (division 15), American Ednl. Research Association (commission on freedom of inquiry and human rights 1992-1996), Southeastern Psychological Association (program committee since 1989), American Psychological Society.
Married Janelle McMurtrey, June 1, 1985. Children: Andrew, Rachel.