APA handbook of giftedness and talent / Steven I. Pfeiffer, editor-in-chief ; Elizabeth Shaunessy-Dedrick and Megan Foley-Nicpon, associate editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pfeiffer, Steven I., editor.

Shaunessy-Dedrick, Elizabeth, editor.

Foley-Nicpon, Megan, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gifted children.

Child psychology.

Gifted children--Identification.

Gifted children--Education.

Place of Publication:

American Psychological Association

Contents:

Introduction

History and global perspectives

A history of giftedness : a century of quest for identity / David Yun Dai

International perspectives and trends in research on giftedness and talent development / Heidrun Stoeger, Daniel Patrick Balestrini, and Albert Ziegler

A historical overview of instructional theory and practice in the United States and Canada : the double slinky phenomenon in gifted and general education / Bruce M. Shore and Maren Gube

Gifted education in europe : implications for policymakers and educators / Javier Tourón and Joan Freeman

Gifted education in asia / David W. Chan

Gifted education in Australia and New Zealand / Leonie Kronborg

Challenges on the identification and development of giftedness in South America / Solange Muglia Wechsler, Sheyla Blumen, and Karen Bendelman

Gifted education in the Middle East / Hanna David

Gifted education in Africa / Jacobus G. Maree

Theories and conceptions of giftedness and talent

Theories of intelligence / Robert J. Sternberg

Academic talent development : theory and best practices / Françoys Gagné

The three-ring conception of giftedness : a developmental approach for promoting creative productivity in young people / Joseph S. Renzulli and Sally M. Reis

The role of motivation / D. Betsy McCoach and Jessica Kay Flake

Flow theory: optimizing elite performance in the creative realm / Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Monica N. Montijo, and Angela R. Mouton

Talent development as the most promising focus of giftedness and gifted education / Rena F. Subotnik, Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, and Frank C. Worrell

Talent development : a path toward eminence / Frank C. Worrell, Rena F. Subotnik, and Paula Olszewski-Kubilius

Expertise : individual differences, human abilities, and nonability traits / Phillip L. Ackerman

From giftedness to eminence : developmental landmarks across the life span / Dean Keith Simonton

Creativity / James C. Kaufman, Sarah R. Luria, and Ronald A. Beghetto

Gifted identification and assessment

Identification of strengths and talents in young children / Nancy B. Hertzog, Rachel U. Mun, Bridget DuRuz, and Amy A. Holliday

Methods to increase the identification rate of students from traditionally underrepresented populations for gifted services / Michael S. Matthews and Scott J. Peters

Acceleration and the talent search model : transforming the school culture / Susan G. Assouline, Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik, and Nicholas Colangelo

Gifted education: curriculum and instruction

Considerations in curriculum for the gifted

Joyce van tassel-baska

Teaching strategies to support the education of gifted learners

Catherine a. little

Research-guided programs and strategies for nurturing creativity

Jonathan a. plucker, jiajun guo, and anna dilley

Developing talents in girls and young women

Barbara a. kerr and jessica gahm

Identifying and educating underrepresented gifted students

William ming liu and laneisha waller

Examining gifted students¿ mental health through the lens of positive psychology

Shannon suldo, brittany hearon, and elizabeth shaunessy-dedrick

Psychological considerations

Social and emotional considerations for gifted students / Anne N. Rinn

The role of the family in talent development / Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, Frank C. Worrell, and Rena F. Subotnik

Three crucial dimensions for students with intellectual gifts: it¿s time to stop talking and start thinking / David Lubinski and Harrison J. Kell

Psychological issues unique to the gifted student / Maureen Neihart and Lay See Yeo

Counseling gifted children and teens / Jean Sunde Peterson

Special issues

Policy, legal issues, and trends in the education of gifted students / Kristen R. Stephens

Psychological interventions for twice-exceptional youth / Megan Foley-Nicpon and Margaret M. Candler

Underachievement and the gifted child / Del Siegle and D. Betsy McCoach

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in gifted students / Marcia Gentry and C. Matthew Fugate

Emotional intelligence and giftedness / Gerald Matthews, Jinchao Lin, Moshe Zeidner, and Richard D. Roberts

Suicide among students with gifts and talents / Tracy L. Cross and Jennifer Riedl Cross

Beyond trait theory accounts of giftedness / Matthew T. McBee, Kayla Mitchell, and Samantha K. Fields Johnson

Career counseling and the gifted individual : applying social-cognitive career theory to the career decision making of gifted individuals / Susannah M. Wood, Carol Klose Smith, and David K. Duys

Perfectionism and the gifted / Kenneth G. Rice and Merideth E. Ray

Bullying and the gifted / Dorothy L. Espelage and Matthew T. King

Index.

ISBN:

1-4338-2697-6