This handbook focuses on the development and nurturance of creativity throughout the lifespan. It answers the question: how can we help people turn their creative potential into creative achievement? The authors review research findings and describe best practices in different contexts for fostering creativity at each stage of development.

This book reviews research on creative growth across the lifespan and modalities in creative facilitation for researchers and practitioners.

'Anyone who has children, teaches children, studies children, or just wonders about how creativity develops will want to have this book. This volume covers the literature on the development of creativity, the editors are leaders in the field, and the authors are top-notch. I recommend the book most highly.' Robert J. Sternberg, Professor of Human Development, Cornell University, USA, and Honorary Professor of Psychology, University of Heidelberg, Germany