Finding John Galt : people, politics, and practice in gifted education / edited by Elizabeth A. Romey (Columbus State University).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Romey, Elizabeth A., author, editor.

Series:

Studies in the history of education (Greenwich, Conn.)

Studies in the history of education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gifted children--Education--United States--History.

Gifted children.

Gifted children--Education--United States--Philosophy.

Teachers of gifted children--Biography.

Teachers of gifted children.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 p.)

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, North Carolina : Information Age Publishing, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume covers significant highlights in the history of gifted education, addressing significant contributors to the field, important political and policy concerns, and programs and practices of note. The book's scope is holistic, using Ayn Rand's concept of "men [and women] of the mind" to frame giftedness as a quality of individuals that extends beyond the academic or "schoolhouse" setting and into a range of aspects of the lived human experience of gifted individuals.

Contents:

Leta Stetter Hollingworth : as curricularist Mrs. Pilgrim in the classroom / Kimberly M. Berman and Robert A. Schultz

The life and contributions of E. Paul Torrance / Bonnie Cramond

Hundred years of experience : the perceptions, insights, and reflections of gifted women in gifted education / Nancy Heilbronner and Sally M. Reis

Calvin Taylor / Barbara Romey

A biographical portrait of Joseph S. Renzulli : scholar, gifted educator and visionary leader / Thomas P. Hebert

The best of times, the worst of times : giftedness in the Sputnik era / Elizabeth Romey

The role of testing in the education of gifted and talented children in the United States / Susan Jackson

Finding Galt among the minority gifted : philosophical agreements needed / Alexinia Young Baldwin

Schoolwide enrichment and educational reform / Joseph S. Renzulli and Sally M. Reis

The schoolwide enrichment model : a practical approach for developing the gifts and talents of all students / Sally M. Reis and Joseph S. Renzulli

Future problem solving program international : designing

And promoting positive futures using creative problem solving : competition and curriculum / Jennine Jackson and Marianne Solomon

Psychobiology of giftedness : moving beyond the nature-nurture controversy / Rhoda Myra Garces-Bacsal and Francis Rodriguez Bambico

How Tony Stark can save the world : overexcitability and positive disintegration in popular culture / Elizabeth Romey.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Print version record.

ISBN:

1-62396-372-9