Creativity development is a nonlinear and multifaceted process starting early in life.

This new thematic issue incorporates recent insights into the intersection of creativity research and developmental science. Specifically, it addresses the development of creativity with a focus on childhood and adolescence with a multidisciplinary perspective, including developmental, neurobiological, intercultural, educational, psychosocial, and differential approaches.

Topics covered include:

• The foundation of adult creativity in childhood and adolescence,
• Developmental perspectives on the issue of domain generality–specificity of creativity,
• The neurobiological basis of creativity in childhood and adolescence.

Commentaries by established proponents of the field integrate meaningfully these multiple insights on creativity development, as a reference for developmental scientists, creativity researchers, and practitioners.

This is the 151st volume in this Jossey-Bass series New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. Its mission is to provide scientific and scholarly presentations on cutting edge issues and concepts in this subject area. Each volume focuses on a specific new direction or research topic and is edited by experts from that field.