ISBN 978-1-56750-165-0.The Bibliography of the Herons of the World has been assembled over many years, through the contribution of many individuals. Paul Torrance, "The Creativity Man" : an Authorized Biography.
Torrance newsletter is published annually Torrance. In 2019, the KIE annual creativity volume, was dedicated to Dr Torrance's 105th anniversary of his birth: Marking the 105 Birthday of the contemporary Father of Modern Creativity: E. Torrance roundtable has been held in Istanbul, Turkey, Berlin, Germany, Philadelphia, USA, Prague, Czech Republic, Dubai, UAE, Virtual/Online, etc. Paul Torrance International Roundtable on Creative Thinking, to refresh the work and legacy of Dr Torrance internationally especially among today’s crop of creativity enthusiasts, push the boundary of knowledge on creative thinking as well as increase knowledge sharing within creativity field.
In 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey, the KIE Conference launched the annual E. The National Association for Gifted Children has designated a special lecture dedicated to Torrance in one of its focus interest groups. Kaufman and John Baer) was dedicated to his honor and memory. In 1984, the University of Georgia established the Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development.Ī special issue of Creativity Research Journal (guest edited by James C. Research into the threshold hypothesis, however, has produced mixed results ranging from enthusiastic support to refutation and rejection. He also created the Future Problem Solving Program International, the Incubation Curriculum Model, and the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking.Ī very popular model is what has come to be known as "the threshold hypothesis", proposed by Torrance, which holds that, in a general sample, there will be a positive correlation between low creativity and intelligence scores, but a correlation will not be found with higher scores. 162 articles in popular journals or magazines 355 conference papers and 64 forewords or prefaces.
Torrance's major accomplishments include 1,871 publications: 88 books 256 parts of books or cooperative volumes 408 journal articles 538 reports, manuals, tests, etc. First, he taught at the University of Minnesota and then later at the University of Georgia, where he became professor of Educational Psychology in 1966. His teaching career spanned from 1957 to 1984. Ellis Paul Torrance (Octo – July 12, 2003) was an American psychologist best known for his research in creativity.Īfter completing his undergraduate degree at Mercer University, Torrance acquired a Master's degree at the University of Minnesota and then a doctorate from the University of Michigan.
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