Welcome to the Human Ingenuity Research Group at Western. The group is comprised of a multidisciplinary team of researchers, educators, and practitioners interested in the study of the educational and social determinants of creativity, technical thinking, and problem-solving.

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Submissions from 2015

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Professor laments program cuts in Faculty of Education, Ronald Hansen

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The Apprentice Retention Program: Evaluation and Implications for Ontario, Ron Hansen, Catharine Dishke Hondzel, and Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario

Submissions from 2014

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Hockey sticks and trolls: How we experience our culture is how we view creativity, Catharine Dishke Hondzel

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Creativity in circumpolar communities: An examination of Canadian, Norwegian, and Finnish results on the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking, Catharine Dishke Hondzel and Kathryn Hansen

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Creativity and the Environment: Looking at differences between Canadian, Norwegian and Finnish Students on the TTCT, Catharine Dishke Hondzel, Ronald Hansen, Marte Sørebø Guilliksen, and Eila Lindfors

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Sloyd, art guidelines and their connections to Cowichan sweater making, Kathleen Schmalz and Gina Gustafson

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Teaching and Learning Embodied Making, Marte Sorebo Gulliksen

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Technological Learning and Thinking: Clarifying the Roots of our Learning and Creativity, TL&T Committee

Submissions from 2013

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Research Findings: Fostering Creativity: Ontario Teachers' Perceptions, Strategies, and Experiences, Catharine Dishke Hondzel

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Fostering Creativity: Ontario Teachers’ Perceptions, Strategies, and Experiences, Catharine M. Dishke Hondzel

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Human Ingenuity Research Group: Parental perceptions of children’s creative behaviours, Ronald Hansen, Catharine Dishke Hondzel, Kathryn Hansen, Kathleen Schmalz, Frances Shamley, Brian Smith, and Beatrix Bocazar

Submissions from 2012

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The Determinants of Human Creativity/Ingenuity: A Case Study of Teacher Candidates at Notodden, Ronald Hansen

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Human ingenuity comparative study: Canadian and Norwegian results of the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking, Ronald Hansen, Catharine Dishke Hondzel, Beatrix Bocazar, Andrew D. Colgan, Kathryn Hansen, and Kathleen Schmalz

Submissions from 2011

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Technological Learning and Thinking: A Pedagogical Analysis, Ronald Hansen