Previous literature has suggested that creative students often have difficulties adapting to academic and social contexts, even if they are intellectually gifted (Goertzel & Goertzel, 1960; Kim, 2008). Creative individuals' difficulties in social adaptation can be explained better by introducing the concept of self-regulation, since self-regulation has been found to be a strong predictor of one's academic success, school engagement, and peer social acceptance (Duckworth & Seligman, 2005). Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between creative potential and self-regulation among gifted young adults. In addition, this study aims to examine the moderating effects of parenting styles on that relationship. Participants in this study were 311 high achieving students who participated in the Honors Program at the Midwestern University. Their creative potential was assessed by the Runco Ideation Behavior Scale (Runco, Plucker, & Lim, 2001). Results showed that there was no relationship between creative potential and short-term self-regulation. However, creative potential was positively related to the long-term self-regulation of gifted young adults after controlling the effect of gender and semester in the college/university, although it was a small correlation (partial r=.132, p Findings from this study refute the position that gifted individuals' creative potential may relate negatively to their self-regualtion capacities Findings also suggest that authoritative parenting can nurture children's long-term self-regulation without hindering creative potential development.

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Encounters  and  relations  between  people  with  different  cultural  backgrounds  tend  to  be  primarily  discussed  in  terms  of  exclusio,  prejudice  and  conflict.  This  thesis  focuses  on  the  creative  aspects  of  intercultural  encounters.  The  starting  point  is  that  the  parties  involved  sometimes  succeed  in  avoiding  the  latent  conflicts  between  cultures  by  acting  trategically.  The  aim  of  this  thesis  is  to  increase  understanding  of  the  possibilities  represented  by  intercultural  encounters  and  to  identiy  the  strategies  employed  by  the  actors  who  try  to  deal  with  the  contrasts  and  dilemmas  involved  in  encounters  with  other  peopl  with  different  cultural  experiences,  identities  and  methods.  The  empirical  part  of  the  thesis  is  based  on  four  qualitative  case  studies  that  are  characterised  by  rather  positive  co‐operation  between  the  actors  in  the  intercultural  encounter,  i.e.  "immigrants"  and  the  majority  society  in  Sweden.  The  empirical  data  are  based  on  45  individual  interviews,  two  focus  group  discussions  and  a  number  of  minor  observations  made  in  the  inland  part  of  northern  Sweden,  where  the  case  studies  were  carried  out.  The  principal  result  of  this  research  is  that  the  actors  begin  to  see  culture  as  a  possibility  when  they  find  themselves  in  a  osition  where  they  feel  obliged  to  change  their  established  patterns  of  behaviour,  due  to  some  sort  of  crisis  situation.  The  strategies  used  by  the  actors  to  deal  with  culture  conflicts  can  be  divided  into  intra‐group  strategies  and  inter‐group  strategies.  The  former  attempt  to  achieve  relative  homogeneity  between  the  competing  groups  in  the  field  of  the  intercultural  encounter,  while  the  latter  illustrate  how  the  participants  deal  with  what  they  experience  as  differences.  Four  inter‐group  strategies  have  been  identified:  1)  the  status  quo  strategy,  2)  the  loose  coupling  strategy,  3)  the  selective  strategy  and  4)  a  culture  mixing  strategy.  The  latter  three  are  characterised  by  innovative  combinations  that  organise  the  existing  cultural  elements  in  a  meaningful  way  These  strategies  result  in  new  cognitive  structures,  whose  limits  maintain  the  balance  between  different  cultural  elements. / Möten och  relationer  bland  människor  med  olika  kulturell  bakgrund  diskuteras  idag  övervägande  i  termer  av  social  och  kulturell  exkludering,  fördomar  och  motsättningar.  I  denna  avhandling  har  jag  valt  att  fokusera  på  kulturmötens  kreativa  aspekter.  Min  utgångspunkt  är  att  deltagande  parter  i  vissa  fall  lyckas  att  kringgå  kulturmötenas  inneboende  motsättningar  och  överbrygg  det  kulturella  avståndet  genom  att  handla  strategiskt.  Syftet  med  avhandlingen  har  varit  att  öka  förståelsen  av  kulturmötens  möjligheter  och  att  identifiera  aktörernas  handlingsmönser  när  de  försöker  hantera  kontraster  och  dilemman  i  möten  med  människor  som  skiljer  sig  i  fråga  om  kulturella  erfarenheter,  identiteter  och  metoder.  Hur  handlingarna  organiseras  för  att  förmå  människor  att  gemensamt  fungera  under  kulturmötenas  villkor,  är  frågan  vars  svar  förväntas  förtydliga  hur  den  kreativa  potentialen  i  kulturmöten  kan  tillvaratas.  Utformning  av  aktuella  handlingsstrategier  och  deras  effekter  analyseras  i  termer  av  motsvarande  kognitiva  strukturer.  Dessa  ställs  mot  varandra  och  analyseras  i  ett  kognitivt  sociologiskt  perspektiv.  Avhandlingens  empiriska  del  grundas  på  fyra  kvalitativa  fallstudier.  Bedömningsgrunder  för  urvalet  av  dessa  fall  har  varit  att  det  skulle  röra  sig  om  händelser  eller  projekt  som  äger  rum  i  glesbyden  och  som  inkluderar  en  någorlunda  affirmativ  bild  av  samverkan  mellan  aktörer  från  olika  kulturell  bakgrund.  Ett  av  de  studerade  fallen  har  exemplifierat  en  icke‐affirmativ  bild  av  samverkan  för  att  kontrastera  de  övriga  fallen.  Empiriska  data  har  insamlats  genom  totalt  45  individuella  intervjuer,  två  fokusgruppsdiskussioner  samt  några  mindre  observationer.  Avhandlingens  huvudresultat  är  att  aktörerna  uppfattar  kultur  som  en  möjlighet  först  när  behovet  att  förändra  etablerade  beteenemönster  upplevs  som  nödvändigt  på  grund  av  krisförhållanden.  I  den  meningen  kan  kris  och  instabilitet  ses  som  en  förutsättning  för  att  kulturmötens  kreativa  möjligheter  ska  kunna  tillvaraas.  Handlingsstrategier  som  aktörerna  använt  för  att  hantera  kulturella  motsättningar  kan  uppdelas  i  inomgruppsstrategier  och  mellngruppsstrategier.  De  förstnämnda  syftar  till  att  uppnå  en  relativ  homogenisering  bland  de  konkurrerande  grupperna  inom  de  fält  som  ingår  i  kultumöten,  medan  de  sistnämnda  åskådliggör  hur  deltagarna  går  tillväga  för  att  hantera  uppfattade  olikheter.  Jag  har  identifierat  fyra  mellangruppstrategier:  1)  status  quo‐strategi,  2)  frikopplingsstrategi,  3)  selektiv  strategi  och  4)  kulturblandningsstrategi.  De  tre  sistnämnda  kännetecknas  av  innovativa  sammanställningar  som  organiserar  befintliga  kulturella  element  på  ett  meningsfult  sätt.  Effekter  av  dessa  strategier  resulterar  i  nya  kognitiva  strukturer,  vars  gränsdragningar  bevarar  en  balansgång  mellan  olika  kulturella  element.

Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-04T12:36:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2009 / O presente estudo tem como objetivo relacionar o trabalho criativo de artesãos na cidade de Juiz de Fora em Minas Gerais, com o desenvolvimento do bem-estar,de habilidades manuais e de geração de renda. Este desenvolvimento se dará através da técnica da arte do mosaico, mostrando que as vivências de prazer são observadas quando o discurso reflete o contexto no qual o trabalho deve ser flexível, em grupo ou individual, propiciando aos trabalhadores fazerem uso de sua criatividade para se sentirem úteis, produtivos e valorizados. Nesta pesquisa, segundo bases qualitativas, foram entrevistados 9 (nove)artesãos e 1 (um) artista plástico que trabalham com o mosaico. Eles foram selecionados aleatoriamente seguindo a metodologia de bola de neve. Foram perguntados sobre sensações de bem e mal-estar no trabalho criativo, rotinas,insights, instrumentos de trabalho, motivações intrínsecas e extrínsecas, aceitações pessoais e por parte de outros e, a valorização do seu trabalho. Os dados foram analisados e foram verificadas seis fases no processo de trabalho criativo. Enfim, o estudo mostrou que a liberdade de pensamento e de criação juntamente com a paixão pelo que fazem e o reconhecimento, contribuíram para o desenvolvimento e a inclusão do indivíduo na sociedade, e como conseqüência, na comunidade na qual ele está inserido. / This study aims to relate the process of creative work of craftsmen in the city of Juiz de Fora in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with the development of the welfare of manual skills and generating income. This development will be through the technique of mosaic art, showing that the experience of pleasure is observed when the speech reflects the context in which the work must be flexible, group or individual, providing the workers make use of their creativity to feel useful, productive and valued. In this search, the second qualitative basis, were interviewed 9 (nine) craftsmen and one visual artist working with the mosaic. They were randomly selected following the methodology of snowball. They were asked about feelings of well-being and badly in the process of creative work, routines, insights, instruments of work, intrinsic and extrinsic motivations, personal and acceptance by other, and the appreciation of their work. The data were analyzed and were found six stages in the process of creative work. Finally, the study showed that freedom of thought and creation together with the passion for what they do and recognition, contributed to the development and inclusion of individuals in society, and as a consequence, the community in which it is inserted.

The paper deals with the theoretical foundations of extracurricular activities at the University, the existing methods of formation of general cultural competencies in the extracurricular environment of the University. Moreover, it characterises extracurricular activities at URFU, with the focus on artistic groups, determining their structure and potential. The analysis of general cultural competences formation in artistic groups at University is carried out. The activities to be included in the workplan of the artistic group in order to form general cultural competences of students are analyzed. The thesis proposes a competence-oriented workplan for artistic groups at University, aiming at the formation of general cultural competences. / В работе рассмотрены теоретические основы внеучебной деятельности университета, существующие способы формирования общекультурных компетенций во внеучебной среде университета, дана характеристика внеучебной деятельности УрФУ, в частности творческих коллективов. Это позволило определить потенциал деятельности творческого коллектива и его структуру. Проведен анализ формирования общекультурных компетенций в творческих коллективах университета. Проанализированы мероприятия, которые могут быть включены в программу работы творческого коллектива на предмет формирования общекультурных компетенций у студентов. Диссертация содержит компетентностно-ориентированной программу работы творческого коллектива университета, позволяющую формировать общекультурные компетенции.