Abstract
This study utilized traditional measures of creativity and Kirton's Adaption-Innovation Inventory (KAI) to describe both level of creativity and cognitive style of creativity in faculty and administrators in National League for Nursing accredited graduate schools of nursing. The KAI measures a cognitive style of creativity. Traditional measures of creativity included measures of personality traits, perceptions of environment for creativity, demographic validity for the Adaption-Innovation Theory was demonstrated.
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Beta Iota
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Other
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Nursing Faculty, Cognitive Style of Creativity, Kirton's Adaption-Innovation Inventory
Advisor
Doris Froebe
Degree
Doctoral-Other
Degree Grantor
Indiana University
Degree Year
1988
Recommended Citation
Pettigrew, Amy C., "Creativity and cognitive style of creativity: A description of graduate nursing faculty and construct validation of the Kirton Adaption-Innovation Theory" (2019). Dissertations. 535.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/535
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Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2019-03-01
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 8822138; ProQuest document ID: 303754256. The author still retains copyright.