“…Stouffer, Russell and Oliva (2004, p. 5) address this view by indicating that "it is far too common a notion that creativity is an inherent gift that one either does or does not possess" Consequently, most individuals who recognize themselves as uncreative, do not take any action on self-growth towards a more creative attitude and do not participate in intentional idea development attempts. Counter to this view is the prospect that creativity is a process (Osborn, 1953;Torrance, 1963;Farid, El-Sharkawy, & Austin, 1993) and "not only can it be taught, it is taught effectively at all levels of education, from kindergarten to graduate school" (Stouffer, et al, 2004, p.5).…”