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1 online resource (xv, 477 pages) : illustrations |
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Includes bibliographies and indexes. |
| Contents |
Part I. The nature of giftedness -- The gifted in our midst : by their divine deeds, neuroses, and mental test scores we have known them / Robert E. Grinder -- Cognitive development in the gifted and talented / Robert M. Sternberg and Janet E. Davidson -- Cognitive structure and process in highly competent performance / Mitchell Rabinowitz -- Creativity testing and giftedness / Michael A. Wallach --A cultural perspective on the development of talent / Jayanthi Mistry and Barbara Rogoff -- Part II. Aspects of giftedness -- Psychosocial development in intellectually gifted children / Paul M. Janos and Nancy M. Robinson -- Programs for the gifted and talented : past, present, and futue / Lynn H. Fox and Jerrilene Washington -- Programs for the gifted and talented : issues concerning minority populations / Alexinia Y. Baldwin -- Why doesn't Jane run? Sex differences in educational and occupational patterns / Jacquelynne S. Eccles -- Part III. Reflections on the study of giftedness -- Giftedness and moral responsibility : creative thinking and human survival / Howard E. Gruber -- A conceptualization of intellectual giftedness / Lloyd G. Humphreys -- Giftedness and the construction of a creative life / Doris B. Wallace -- Commonalities between the intellectual extremes : giftedness and mental retardation / Edward Zigler and Ellen A. Farber -- Public policy and advocacy on behalf of the gifted and talented / Patrick H. DeLeon -- Perspectives on research and development / Frances Degen Horowitz and Marion O'Brien. |
| Summary |
The chapters that this book comprises represent what is known about the gifted and the talented from a developmental perspective. As one author after the other stresses, this volume is equally a testament to what is not known. The chapters in this section [Part I] reflect the lack of agreement in past research over the nature of giftedness, but the authors raise similar questions for future investigations. These five chapters set forth major issues facing investigators in the field of giftedness. From the diverse points of view emerges one commonality: the call for prospective developmental research, guided by theory, to aid our understanding of the complex of factors that contribute to gifted performance. The authors of the chapters in this section [Part II] discuss giftedness in a social perspective and suggest areas in which research and innovative action might be most useful. In this section [Part III], authors explore approaches to studying the development of the gifted from diverse and innovative points of view. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved) |
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Description based on print version record. |
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Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to Ovid PsycBooks. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Genius.
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Gifted children.
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Intelligence levels.
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Creative ability.
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Social interaction.
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Gifted children -- Education.
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Child, Gifted.
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Child Development.
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Horowitz, Frances Degen.
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O'Brien, Marion.
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Available from some providers with title: PsycBOOKs |
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Original 0912704942 (DLC) 85007559 |
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