Revisiting Creativity Research: An Investigation of Contemporary Approaches

In this study, contemporary creativity research was investigated by conducting an analysis of dissertation abstracts. Keywords relating to creativity were used to collect a sample from an online database. The abstracts were coded by discipline, research aspect (trait, process, or product), social le...

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Published in:Creativity research journal 2009-01, Vol.21 (1), p.1-5
Main Authors: Kahl, Cara H., da Fonseca, Liselotte Hermes, Witte, Erich H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Classification
Creativity
Innovations
Research methodology
Studies
Terminology
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Summary:In this study, contemporary creativity research was investigated by conducting an analysis of dissertation abstracts. Keywords relating to creativity were used to collect a sample from an online database. The abstracts were coded by discipline, research aspect (trait, process, or product), social level of analysis (individual, group, organization, or culture), and research approach (empirical vs. theoretical; quantitative vs. qualitative). Classification trees were built to explore the relationships between disciplines and their terminology, research aspect and social level of analysis. The results show that the terms creativity and innovation are used interchangeably by some disciplines, and diverse creativity research in terms of aspect and social level are produced within single disciplines. Besides indicating that disciplines overlap in their activity, these findings suggest new trends in research aspects and social levels.
ISSN:1040-0419
1532-6934
DOI:10.1080/10400410802633350