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ERIC Number: EJ591836
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
Thinking for the Future: Developing Higher-Level Thinking and Creativity for Students in Japan--and Elsewhere.
Todd, Sally M.; Shinzato, Satoshi
Childhood Education, v75 n6 p342-45 1999
Presents the autonomous-learner model developed by George Betts and the Renzulli model as possible ways to facilitate creative thinking and personal development in Japanese students, whose culture typically emphasizes memorization. Concludes that developing the mindset to critically question learning will increase students' learning abilities and creativity throughout their lives. (KB)
Descriptors: Creativity, Educational Practices, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, High School Students, Individual Development, Models, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Japan; Renzulli Key Features Model
Note: International Focus Issue 1999.