List of Contributors | p. vii |
Foreword | p. ix |
Preface | p. xi |
Introduction | p. xv |
Cultural Contexts | p. 1 |
Assessing and Nurturing Talent in a Diverse Culture: What Do We Do, What Should We Do, What Can We Do? | p. 3 |
Tracing the Lives of Gifted Women | p. 17 |
Developing Abilities--Biologically? | p. 39 |
Cultural Interpretations of Giftedness: The Case of East Asia | p. 61 |
Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Contexts | p. 79 |
Families of Gifted Children: Cradles of Development | p. 81 |
The Prevalence of Gifted, Talented, and Multitalented Individuals: Estimates From Peer and Teacher Nominations | p. 101 |
The Social Construction of Extraordinary Selves: Collaboration Among Unique Creative People | p. 127 |
Conceptualizing and Reconceptualizing Giftedness | p. 149 |
Gifted Child, Genius Adult: Three Life-Span Developmental Perspectives | p. 151 |
Cognitive Conceptions of Expertise and Their Relations to Giftedness | p. 177 |
A Conception of Talent and Talent Development | p. 193 |
Index | p. 211 |
About the Editors | p. 217 |
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