International Handbook of Giftedness and Talent

by Heller; Mönks; Subotnik; Sternberg

• ISBN13: 9780080437965
• ISBN10: 0080437966
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-12-18
• Publisher: Elsevier Science

Summary

The first edition of this popular reference work was published in 1993 and received critical acclaim for its achievement in bringing together international perspectives on research and development in giftedness and talent. Scholars welcomed it as the first comprehensive volume in the field and it has proved to be an indispensable resource to researchers. Since the first edition, the scholarly field of giftedness and talent studies has expanded and developed, welcoming contributions from researchers in related disciplines. Several theoretical frameworks outlined in the first edition have now been empirically tested and a number of new trends have emerged. The Second Edition of the International Handbook of Giftedness and Talent provides an invaluable research tool to academics, researchers and students interested in the field of giftedness and talent. The contributors are renowned in the field and the broad range of topics on giftedness that have been studied in the past century, right up to the late 1990s, are represented in this volume. It is truly international in scope, bringing together leading scholars and teachers from all around the world. This new edition has been fully updated and rewritten and includes 22 completely new chapters. It provides a comprehensive review and critical synthesis of significant theory; a unique cross-national perspective with contributions from over 100 distinguished authors covering 24 nations; significant contributions from scholars working in related fields; an increased focus on empirically supported scholarship; and is arranged for quick and easy reference with comprehensive subject and author indexes.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Franz E. Weinert
Preface	xv
PART I CHANGING CONCEPTIONS OF GIFTEDNESS AND TALENT
Conceptions of Giftedness from a Meta-Theoretical Perspective	3	(20)
Albert Ziegler
Kurt A. Heller
A History of Giftedness in School and Society	23	(32)
Abraham J. Tannenbaum
Giftedness as Developing Expertise	55	(12)
Robert J. Sternberg
Understanding the Complex Choreography of Talent Development Through DMGT-Based Analysis	67	(14)
Francoys Gagne
New Conceptions and Research Approaches to Creativity: Implications of a Systems Perspective for Creativity in Education	81	(14)
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Rustin Wolfe
Giftedness in Non-Academic Domains: The Case of the Visual Arts and Music	95	(16)
Ellen Winner
Gail Martino
Genius and Giftedness: Same or Different?	111	(12)
Dean K. Simonton
International Trends and Topics of Research on Giftedness and Talent	123	(18)
Kurt A. Heller
Neville J. Schofield
PART II DEVELOPMENT OF GIFTEDNESS AND TALENT
Developmental Psychology and Giftedness: Theories and Research	141	(16)
Franz J. Monks
Emanuel J. Mason
Genetic Tools for Exploring Individual Differences in Intelligence	157	(8)
Lee A. Thompson
Robert Plomin
Giftedness, Expertise, and (Exceptional) Performance: A Developmental Perspective	165	(14)
Wolfgang Schneider
Issues in the Cognitive Development of Exceptionally and Profoundly Gifted Individuals	179	(14)
Miraca U. M. Gross
Motivation and Cognition: Their Role in the Development of Giftedness	193	(10)
Willy Lens
Per Rand
Social-Emotional Development and the Personal Experience of Giftedness	203	(10)
Laurence J. Coleman
Tracy L. Cross
A Life Span Approach to Talent Development	213	(14)
Ingrid Schoon
Prodigies, Savants and Williams Syndrome: Windows Into Talent and Cognition	227	(16)
Martha J. Morelock
David Henry Feldman
Addressing the Most Challenging Questions in Gifted Education and Psychology: A Role Best Suited to Longitudinal Research	243	(10)
Rena F. Subotnik
Karen D. Arnold
A `Talent' for Knowledge and Judgement about Life: The Lifespan Development of Wisdom	253	(18)
Monisha Pasupathi
Ursula M. Staudinger
PART III IDENTIFICATION OF GIFTEDNESS AND TALENT
Identification of Gifted and Talented Youth for Educational Programs	271	(12)
John F. Feldhusen
Fathi A. Jarwan
Dynamic Assessment of Gifted Students	283	(14)
Lannie Kanevsky
Early Identification of High Ability	297	(20)
Christoph Perleth
Tanja Schatz
Franz J. Monks
Prediction of Excellence in School, Higher Education, and Work	317	(14)
Gunter Trost
PART IV GIFTED EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING
Conceptual Foundations and Theoretical Lenses for the Diversity of Giftedness and Talent	331	(14)
LeoNora M. Cohen
Don Ambrose
William N. Powell
Theory and Research on Curriculum Development for the Gifted	345	(22)
Joyce VanTassel-Baska
The Schoolwide Enrichment Model	367	(16)
Joseph S. Renzulli
Sally M. Reis
Instructional Psychology and the Gifted	383	(14)
Hans Gruber
Heinz Mandl
The Education and Development of Verbally Talented Students	397	(16)
Paula Olszewski-Kubilius
Samuel P. Whalen
Nurturing Talents/Gifts in Mathematics	413	(14)
Wilhelm Wieczerkowski
Arthur J. Cropley
Tania M. Prado
Talent Development in Science and Technology	427	(12)
Michael C. Pyryt
Promotion of the Gifted in Vocational Training	439	(8)
Rudolf Manstetten
Giftedness: The Ultimate Instrument for Good and Evil	447	(20)
Abraham J. Tannenbaum
New Trends in Research on Moral Development in the Gifted	467	(18)
Adriano Pagnin
Ornella Dentici Andreani
Programs and Strategies for Nurturing Creativity	485	(14)
Arthur J. Cropley
Klaus K. Urban
Developing Gifted Programs	499	(24)
Sidney M. Moon
Hilda C. Rosselli
Academic Competitions and Programs Designed to Challenge the Exceptionally Talented	523	(14)
James Reed Campbell
Harald Wagner
Herbert J. Walberg
Evaluation as a Critical Component of Program Development and Implementation	537	(12)
Carolyn M. Callahan
Cross Cultural Studies in Gifted Education	549	(16)
Edna Leticia Hernandez De Hahn
PART V COUNSELING AND NURTURING GIFTEDNESS AND TALENT
Global Professionalism and Perceptions of Teachers of the Gifted	565	(8)
Alexinia Y. Baldwin
Wilma Vialle
Catherine Clarke
Families: The Essential Context for Gifts and Talents	573	(14)
Joan Freeman
Identifying and Educating Poor and Under-Represented Gifted Students	587	(8)
James H. Borland
Lisa Wright
Counseling Gifted Students	595	(14)
Nicholas Colangelo
Susan G. Assouline
Underachievement in Gifted Children and Adolescents: Theory and Practice	609	(12)
Willy A. M. Peters
Helga Grager-Loidl
Patricia Supplee
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Gifted Students	621	(12)
Felice A. Kaufmann
F. Xavier Castellanos
Gender Differences in Engineering and Physical Sciences Among the Gifted: An Inorganic-Organic Distinction	633	(16)
David Lubinski
Camilla P. Benbow
Martha J. Morelock
Guiding Gifted Girls and Young Women	649	(10)
Barbara Kerr
Inclusive Education for Gifted Students with Disabilities	659	(14)
Carolyn Yewchuk
Judy Lupart
PART VI EXAMPLES OF COUNTRY EFFORTS, POLICIES, PROGRAMS AND ISSUES
National/Provincial Gifted Education Policies: Present State, Future Possibilities	673	(8)
Rose A. Rudnitski
Changing Paradigms for Gifted Education in the United States	681	(14)
James J. Gallagher
A Study of Education for High Ability Students in Canada: Policy, Programs and Student Needs	695	(8)
Janice A. Leroux
Gifted Education in Europe: Programs, Practices, and Current Research	703	(32)
Roland S. Persson
Helga Joswig
Laszlo Balogh
Russian Gifted Education in Technical Disciplines: Tradition and Transformation	735	(8)
Elena L. Grigorenko
Middle-East Region: Efforts, Policies, Programs and Issues	743	(14)
Taisir Subhi
Netta Maoz
Psychological Research on and Education of Gifted and Talented Children in China	757	(8)
Shi Jiannong
Zixiu Zha
Programs and Practices for Identifying and Nurturing Giftedness and Talent in Asia (outside the Mainland of China)	765	(14)
Wu-Tien Wu
Seokhee Cho
Utami Munandar
Programs and Practices for Identifying and Nurturing Giftedness and Talent in Australia and New Zealand	779	(20)
Eddie J. Braggett
Roger I. Moltzen
The Status of Gifted Child Education in Africa	799	(18)
Cedric A. Taylor
Shirley J. Kokot
Programs and Practices for Identifying and Nurturing Giftedness and Talent in Latin American Countries	817	(14)
Eunice M. L. Soriano de Alencar
Sheyla Blumen-Pardo
Doris Castellanos-Simons
PART VII PRESENT AND FUTURE OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION OF THE GIFTED AND TALENTED
A Multidimensional Framework for Synthesizing Disparate Issues in Identifying, Selecting, and Serving Gifted Children	831	(8)
Robert J. Sternberg
Rena F. Subotnik
The Study of Giftedness: Reflections on Where We Are And Where We Are Going	839	(26)
Franz. J. Monks
Kurt A. Heller
A. Harry Passow
List of Contributors	865	(6)
Author Index	871	(38)
Subject Index	909