| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 420 pages) : illustrations |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Psychology, psychologists, and gifted students / James J. Gallagher -- History of giftedness: Perspectives from the past presage modern scholarship / Ann Robinson and Pamela R. Clinkenbeard -- The social world of gifted children and youth / Nancy M. Robinson -- The role of the family in talent development / Paula Olszewski-Kubilius -- Conceptions of giftedness / Scott Barry Kaufman and Robert J. Sternberg -- Identification and nurturing the gifted from an international perspective / Kurt A. Heller and Neville J. Schofield -- Identifying and providing services to twice exceptional children / Maureen Neihart -- Underachievement syndrome: A psychological defensive pattern / Sylvia Rimm -- Assessment of giftedness in school-age children using measures of intelligence or cognitive abilities / Tina M. Newman -- Gifted identification beyond the IQ test: rating scales and other assessment procedures / Steven I. Pfeiffer and Samara Blei -- Clinical practice with gifted families / Linda Kreger Silverman and Alexandra Shires Golon -- Counseling the gifted / Jean Sunde Peterson and Sidney M. Moon -- Creativity / Matthew C. Makel and Jonathan A. Plucker -- Gender and giftedness / Sally M. Reis and Thomas P. Hebert -- Recruiting and retaining underrepresented gifted students / Donna Y. Ford and Gilman W. Whiting -- Ethical and professional practice issues in the provision of educational services to gifted students / Kristin C. Thompson and Richard J. Morris -- Helping gifted and talented adolescents and young adults / James P. Sampson, Jr. and Ashley K. Chason -- Curriculum and instructional considerations in programs for the gifted / Joyce VanTassel-Baska and Tamra Stambaugh -- Giftedness in nonacademic domains / Jane Piirto -- Applicable federal and state policy, law, and legal considerations in gifted education / Kristen R. Stephens. |
| Summary |
Mention "special needs children," and most people think of students struggling to overcome learning and physical disabilities as well as problem behaviors that interfere with achieving full academic potential. But there is a hidden population of special needs children??? the gifted and talented??? and their teachers, parents, and other professionals are often not well equipped to respond to their unique academic and developmental needs. In one comprehensive resource, the Handbook of Giftedness in Children brings together leading experts from the fields of psychology and education. |
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Print version record. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Gifted children -- Identification.
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Gifted children -- Education -- United States.
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Gifted children -- Counseling of -- United States.
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Child, Gifted -- education -- United States.
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Child & School Psychology.
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Clinical psychology.
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EDUCATION -- Special Education -- Gifted.
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Gifted children -- Counseling of.
(OCoLC)fst00942565
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Gifted children -- Education.
(OCoLC)fst00942566
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Gifted children -- Identification.
(OCoLC)fst00942599
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Hoogbegaafdheid.
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Kinderen.
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Gifted children -- Education -- United States.
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Gifted children -- Counseling of -- United States.
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Electronic books.
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Gifted children -- Identification.
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
Pfeiffer, Steven I.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Handbook of giftedness in children. New York : Springer, ©2008 9780387743998 0387743995 (OCoLC)174129771 |
| ISBN |
9780387744018 |
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0387744010 |
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