Do researchers who study imagination, creativity, and innovation (ICI) explain to their
audience why this topic is important, and if so, what reasons do they put forward? To answer …

Pretend play is a central component of child development, but causal inferences about its
effects are difficult to make due to inconsistencies in definitions and measurement. A …

This controlled intervention study with a pre-test, post-test, and follow-up design investigated
whether promoting children's social pretend play quality fosters their social development …

Now in its seventh edition, Creativity in the Classroom helps teachers link creativity research
and theory to the everyday activities of classroom teaching. Ideal reading for any course …

There is a rich literature exploring emotional responses to engaging in artistic creative
activities such as making music, writing, dancing and crafts. However, it remains unclear …

Der Begriff der emotionalen Kompetenz umfasst eine Reihe von Fertigkeiten in den
Bereichen Emotionsausdruck, Emotionsverständnis und Emotionsregulation. Emotional …

The preschool period is marked by rapid growth of children's self‐regulation and related
executive functions. Self‐regulation is considered an important aspect of school readiness …

The creative process is replete with emotion—from curiosity about a new undertaking to
frustration at dead ends to the joys of a completed product—and these emotions have to be …

The current study investigated the extent to which a semi-structured block play intervention
supported growth in mathematics and executive functioning for preschool children using a …

The authors contend that many cognitive abilities and affective processes important in
creativity also occur in pretend play and that pretend play in childhood affects the …