APA Handbook of Giftedness and Talent
Steven I Pfeiffer editor Elizabeth Shaunessy-Dedrick editor Megan Foley Nicpon editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:American Psychological Association
Published:14th Aug '17
Should be back in stock very soon
This handbook incorporates the most recent thinking and cutting-edge research from a wide range of fields related to gifted education, including developmental and social psychology, the neurosciences, cognitive science, and education.
It consists of six sections:
- History and global perspectives on the gifted field and talent development
- Theories and conceptions of giftedness and talent development
- Gifted identification and assessment
- Gifted education
- Psychological considerations in understanding the gifted (e.g., the family, social and emotional considerations, friendships and peer relations)
- Special issues facing the gifted (e.g., policy and legal issues the twice exceptional learner underachievement and the gifted ADHD and the gifted suicide perfectionism bullying)
amp ldquo The history and unique needs of gifted and talent students should prompt important questions from researchers and educators. Exploring the topic from a range of areas provides a rich and complex picture of the importance of the subject, both in terms of gifted and talented individuals themselves and the benefits that they contribute to society through their potential achievements. amp rdquo -Choice
ISBN: 9781433826962
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Weight: unknown
720 pages