prize winners), Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1996 p.158) considers what the implications might be for the everyday lives of all of us. He noted that none of these individuals … were prodigies or even gifted children as we now define them. But they had a tremendous interest, a burning curiosity, concerning at least one aspect of their environment (p.158)…. So where does this fierce determination, this unquenchable curiosity, come from? Perhaps that question is too reductionistic to be useful…..What is important is to recognise the interest when it shows itself, nurture it, and provide the opportunities for it to grow into a creative life (p.182) Our work in early childhood has focused on the ways in which early childhood teachers in New Zealand ...
Winner of the Teacher Scholar Award; Curiosity is inquisitive thinking with a desire to learn or kno...
In the light of the European Union's interest in creativity and innovation, this paper, drawing on d...
In the light of the European Union's interest in creativity and innovation, this paper, drawing on d...
Curiosity and wonder are considered fundamental for children’s development. However, no precise defn...
Past studies have suggested that curiosity can be a significant motivator for children???s learning ...
Children are naturally curious and explore in order to make sense of the world; play and exploration...
Curiosity is a wonder of the human mind. It goes to the heart of modernity, as a driving force for l...
Curiosity is a universal and malleable positive character strength. It has been linked to physical, ...
Have you ever thrown sticks and stones in the water as a child, just to find out whether they would ...
Young children are fascinated by the natural world. They explore endlessly, with both a sense of won...
Although curiosity is an undeniably important aspect of children’s cognitive development, a universa...
Two-year olds are inherently curious about the world around them and in the absence of prior knowled...
Curiosity and creativity are theoretically linked, but very little empirical research has examined t...
This presentation draws on the work from a 2-year collaborative practitioner research project, Momen...
This study investigates how individual differences in 7- to 9-year-olds' curiosity relate to the inq...
Winner of the Teacher Scholar Award; Curiosity is inquisitive thinking with a desire to learn or kno...
In the light of the European Union's interest in creativity and innovation, this paper, drawing on d...
In the light of the European Union's interest in creativity and innovation, this paper, drawing on d...
Curiosity and wonder are considered fundamental for children’s development. However, no precise defn...
Past studies have suggested that curiosity can be a significant motivator for children???s learning ...
Children are naturally curious and explore in order to make sense of the world; play and exploration...
Curiosity is a wonder of the human mind. It goes to the heart of modernity, as a driving force for l...
Curiosity is a universal and malleable positive character strength. It has been linked to physical, ...
Have you ever thrown sticks and stones in the water as a child, just to find out whether they would ...
Young children are fascinated by the natural world. They explore endlessly, with both a sense of won...
Although curiosity is an undeniably important aspect of children’s cognitive development, a universa...
Two-year olds are inherently curious about the world around them and in the absence of prior knowled...
Curiosity and creativity are theoretically linked, but very little empirical research has examined t...
This presentation draws on the work from a 2-year collaborative practitioner research project, Momen...
This study investigates how individual differences in 7- to 9-year-olds' curiosity relate to the inq...
Winner of the Teacher Scholar Award; Curiosity is inquisitive thinking with a desire to learn or kno...
In the light of the European Union's interest in creativity and innovation, this paper, drawing on d...
In the light of the European Union's interest in creativity and innovation, this paper, drawing on d...