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Danforth, Daniel J. (1998). An impact study of the infusion of creativity and creative thinking across departments at a small private college: Phase II of the Davis and Elkins College creative-thinking infusion project. Unpublished masters project, State University of New York College at Buffalo; Center for Studies in Creativity, Buffalo, NY.

Type of Resource: Dissertation/Thesis

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of infusing creativity and creative thinking across all departments at Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia. Davis and Elkins is a small private school that has committed to an initiative of creativity infusion. This project is Phase II of a three-part project undertaken to document and explore the creativity initiative. This study examined issues of: impact to individuals; creativity and creative thinking applied to instruction; creativity and creative thinking with regard to other personal and professional applications; and needs to further the initiative. Face-to-face interviews were conducted on the campus of Davis and Elkins. The data collected was analyzed using a qualitative approach. Conclusions suggested significant levels of impact to the examined issues. Implications were discussed for the future of the Davis and Elkins initiative, as well as the extended field of creativity.

Education / Higher Education / Classroom / Educational Innovation / Teaching / Organizational Change / Research / Qualitative

CBIR Record Number: 2430