The Effects Of Years In School, Sex, And Pre-Primary Educational Experience On The Creativity Of Young Appalachian Children

The purpose of the research was to assess the creative abilities of children from rural Appalachia, and to examine the effects on creativity of years in public school, pre-primary educational experience, and sex of the subjects. The 95 subjects were students in kindergarten, first grade, or second grade enrolled in rural public schools in a mountain county in northwestern North Carolina. Subjects were grouped according to grade in public school and according to age.