Charting A New Course in Gifted Education
Parts I and Ii. A Special Double Issue of the peabody Journal of Education
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781135064969 | |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | September 29, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781135064969 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | September 29, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Highlighting the work of 17 distinguished national authors, this special issue suggests a new course for the field of gifted education -- one that emphasizes the individual and suggests that the focus of gifted education be dynamic and contextual. From legal perspectives to changing concepts of giftedness, talent, and assessement; from using new technologies to identify differences in brain structures to using new research paradigms to reveal the nature of giftedness; from compelling reasons for early intervention to tailoring opportunities for college-ready gifed persons, this two-part issues of PJE exposes new dimensions along which paths between previously held beliefs and practices and new courses for thought and action can be forged. A parental perspective is also included.
Highlighting the work of 17 distinguished national authors, this special issue suggests a new course for the field of gifted education -- one that emphasizes the individual and suggests that the focus of gifted education be dynamic and contextual. From legal perspectives to changing concepts of giftedness, talent, and assessement; from using new technologies to identify differences in brain structures to using new research paradigms to reveal the nature of giftedness; from compelling reasons for early intervention to tailoring opportunities for college-ready gifed persons, this two-part issues of PJE exposes new dimensions along which paths between previously held beliefs and practices and new courses for thought and action can be forged. A parental perspective is also included.
