John Curtis Gowan

1.0k total citations
58 papers, 732 citations indexed

About

John Curtis Gowan is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Education and Applied Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, John Curtis Gowan has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 732 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 10 papers in Education and 6 papers in Applied Psychology. Recurrent topics in John Curtis Gowan's work include Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (13 papers), Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (6 papers) and Human Behavior and Motivation (5 papers). John Curtis Gowan is often cited by papers focused on Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (13 papers), Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (6 papers) and Human Behavior and Motivation (5 papers). John Curtis Gowan collaborates with scholars based in United States. John Curtis Gowan's co-authors include E. Paul Torrance, George D. Demos, Joe Khatena, Donald J. Treffinger, Malcolm MacLean, Stuart C. Dodd and M. F. Cleugh and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Educational Psychology, American Educational Research Journal and Journal of Counseling Psychology.

In The Last Decade

John Curtis Gowan

53 papers receiving 478 citations

Peers

John Curtis Gowan
Harold H. Anderson United States
Joe Khatena United States
John C. Houtz United States
Dick Field
Harry Beilin United States
Janet K. Sawyers United States
Richard E. Ripple United States
Kay S. Bull United States
Royce R. Ronning United States
Walter B. Barbe United States
Harold H. Anderson United States
John Curtis Gowan
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All Works

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Gowan, John Curtis. (1984). Spatial Ability and Testosterone. The Journal of Creative Behavior. 18(3). 187–190. 1 indexed citations
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Gowan, John Curtis. (1980). The Use of Developmental Stage Theory in Helping Gifted Children Become Creative. Gifted Child Quarterly. 24(1). 22–28. 9 indexed citations
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Gowan, John Curtis. (1978). The Facilitation of Creativity Through Meditational Procedures. The Journal of Creative Behavior. 12(3). 156–160. 3 indexed citations
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Gowan, John Curtis & Stuart C. Dodd. (1977). General Systems: A Creative Search for Synthesis*. The Journal of Creative Behavior. 11(1). 47–52. 3 indexed citations
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Gowan, John Curtis. (1974). Effecting Change in Self-Concept..
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Gowan, John Curtis. (1974). Development of the psychedelic individual : a psychological analysis of the psychedelic state and its attendant psychic powers. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations
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Gowan, John Curtis, et al.. (1972). Developing Positive Attitudes Through Curriculum Planning For Youn Gifted Children. Gifted Child Quarterly. 16(1). 27–31. 3 indexed citations
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Gowan, John Curtis. (1971). The Development of the Creative Individual. Gifted Child Quarterly. 15(3). 156–174. 78 indexed citations
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Treffinger, Donald J. & John Curtis Gowan. (1971). An Updated Representative List of Methods and Educational Programs For Stimulating Creativity*. The Journal of Creative Behavior. 5(2). 127–139. 8 indexed citations
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Gowan, John Curtis. (1970). Book Review: Barron, Frank. CREATIVE PERSON AND CREATIVE PROCESS. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston. 212p. 1969. Gifted Child Quarterly. 14(1). 60–61. 2 indexed citations
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Gowan, John Curtis, George D. Demos, & E. Paul Torrance. (1967). Creativity : its educational implications. John Wiley eBooks. 137 indexed citations
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Cleugh, M. F., et al.. (1967). The Disadvantaged and Potential Dropout. British Journal of Educational Studies. 15(1). 96–96. 2 indexed citations
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Gowan, John Curtis & George D. Demos. (1965). The guidance of exceptional children : a book of readings. 1 indexed citations
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Gowan, John Curtis & George D. Demos. (1965). The Counselor and the Creative Child. Gifted Child Quarterly. 9(4). 184–186. 1 indexed citations
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Gowan, John Curtis. (1962). Book Review: McCLELLAND, D. C. The Achieving Society. Princeton, N. J.: Van Nostrand Co. 1961. 512 pages, $8.40 or 60 sh. Gifted Child Quarterly. 6(4). 161–161. 1 indexed citations
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Gowan, John Curtis. (1960). The Present State of Research on the Able. Exceptional Children. 27(1). 3–5. 2 indexed citations
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Gowan, John Curtis. (1960). Self-Report Tests in the Prediction of Teaching Effectiveness. The School Review. 68(4). 409–419. 3 indexed citations
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Gowan, John Curtis. (1958). Intercorrelations and Factor Analysis of Tests given to Teaching Candidates. The Journal of Experimental Education. 27(1). 1–22. 4 indexed citations
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Gowan, John Curtis. (1955). Relationship between Leadership and Personality Measures. The Journal of Educational Research. 48(8). 623–628. 8 indexed citations

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