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Creativity and Early Talent Development in the Arts in Young and Schoolchildren

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This chapter argues and provides research evidence that creativity can be nurtured in young schoolchildren through early arts education in preschools and primary schools. The data presented in this chapter lend supports to the hypotheses that early arts education inside the classrooms and outside the schools is associated with creativity in typical schoolchildren. Implications and limitations for implementation will be discussed.

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Acknowledgment

The work described in this chapter was supported by three grants from the Arts Development Council and the Quality Education Fund of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the City University Start-Up Grant. Correspondence regarding this manuscript should be addressed to Anna Hui, Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, HKSAR, China (e-mail: annahui@cityu.edu.hk).

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Hui, A.N.N., He, M.Wj., Liu, E.S.C. (2013). Creativity and Early Talent Development in the Arts in Young and Schoolchildren. In: Tan, AG. (eds) Creativity, Talent and Excellence. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4021-93-7_6

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