Editors:
Examines current conceptions of giftedness from an international perspective
Develops trajectories for future research in the fields of giftedness, talent and gifted education
Includes chapters on topics that cut across national boundaries, such as creativity, and others that address the meaning of these terms in specific national or regional contexts
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Table of contents (28 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
In each chapter the contributors address both theoretical advances and practical applications for administrators, teachers, and parents. The editors conclude by integrating the different points of view and showing ways in which major ideas, even when given different names, can be integrated to provide a holistic and integral viewpoint on giftedness and talent. This book will appeal to students and scholars of creativity, giftedness and gifted education; as well as to practitioners, teachers and education policymakers.
Keywords
- Gifted children
- Talented children
- Exceptional children
- Prodigies
- Geniuses
- ethical philosophy
- cognitive diversity
- Paradigms for gifted education
- Development of Talent in Public Schools
- Evolving Complexity Theory (ECT
- gifted and talented underrepresentation
- culturally responsive education
- cross cultural competencies
- sociocultural context of talent
- child development
- psychology of giftedness
Reviews
“The editors provide summaries of all the chapters and suggest that the collective contributions provide an international floating network for research and practice. I recommend this text as superb background reading of the diverse issue of giftedness and talent.” (Belle Wallace, Gifted Education International, February 25, 2021)
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Human Development, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
Robert J. Sternberg
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Department of Graduate Education, Rider University, Lawrenceville, USA
Don Ambrose
About the editors
Don Ambrose is Professor of graduate education at Rider University, USA and editor of the Roeper Review. He leads numerous interdisciplinary scholarly projects involving eminent researchers studying creative intelligence. He serves on the editorial boards for numerous, major journals and book series. He has won international, national, regional, and institutional awards including the NAGC distinguished scholar award.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Conceptions of Giftedness and Talent
Editors: Robert J. Sternberg, Don Ambrose
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56869-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-56868-9Published: 19 December 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-56871-9Published: 19 December 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-56869-6Published: 18 December 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXIV, 532
Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations
Topics: Child and School Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, Applied Psychology