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The Gifted and talented : developmental perspectives /

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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 pa...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Horowitz, Frances Degen, O'Brien, Marion
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, [1985]
Subjects:
Genius.
Gifted children.
Intelligence levels.
Creative ability.
Social interaction.
Gifted children > Education.
Child, Gifted.
Creativity.
Intelligence.
Génie (Aptitude)
Enfants surdoués.
Niveau intellectuel.
Créativité.
Interaction sociale.
Enfants surdoués > Éducation.
Begaafden.
Creativiteit.
Kinderen.
Electronic books.
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Table of 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.