Date of Award
Spring 1972
Document Type
Dissertation - Restricted
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Education
First Advisor
Thompson, A. G.
Second Advisor
De Roche, Edward F.
Third Advisor
Bernert, Roman A.
Abstract
In 1970 delegates to the White House Conference on Children were given an opportunity to express their "overriding concerns'' regarding education in the 70's . The conferees placed as first on their list of priorities the notion that schools should seek to develop the creative child who is receptive to new ideas, is willing to risk error, and is willing to change. Many educators agree that creativity is a trait worth developing in children. Dr. E. Paul Torrance has suggested that children who attend a parochial school might tend to be less creative than public school children. Some parochial school educators would agree that the parochial school might tend to restrict freedom of expression more than public schools. Others contend that public schools encourage creative thought more than parochial schools. Purpose of the study. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a difference between the creativity test scores of public and parochial school children. The hypotheses to be tested were: 1. There is no significant difference between the creativity test scores of public school and parochial school children. 2. There is no significant difference between the creativity test scores of public school sixth grade boys and parochial school sixth grade boys. 3. There is no significant difference between the creativity test scores of public school sixth grade girls and parochial school sixth grade girls...