The Key in the Slot: Creativity in a Chinese Key.

Gardner, Howard

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ERIC Number: EJ395920

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Key in the Slot: Creativity in a Chinese Key.

Gardner, Howard

Journal of Aesthetic Education, v23 n1 p141-58 Spr 1989

Discusses the Chinese attitude toward child development and socialization. Offers general comments concerning child rearing. Examines the Chinese emphasis upon performance in the arts. Notes that the Chinese classroom is oriented toward tradition and hierarchy. Compares the differing U.S. and Chinese approaches to basic skills and creativity. (KO)

Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Child Psychology, Child Rearing, Chinese Culture, Developmental Psychology, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Learning Strategies, Skill Development, Teaching Methods, Theater Arts

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: China

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