In the Eyes of the Beholder: Critical Issues for Diversity in Gifted Education
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (899 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1593630042 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 324 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Educators and gifted child specialists will come away from reading this book with a somewhat greater sensitivity to the needs of these special populations.. This book looks specifically at diversity in gifted education as it relates to race, gender, and socioeconomic status.Topics include:the identification of giftedness among an increasingly diverse population of students, specific service modification to address diversity, improved counseling and guidance, and specific curriculum and pedagogical methods for supporting the success of every gifted child.The book features distinctively different points of view from Donna Ford, Howard Gardner, Linda Gottfredson, Robert Sternberg, Joseph Renzulli, Joyce VanTassel-Baska, and many other important authors and scholars whose main work for many years has been with a wide variety of gifted and talented studen
A Gift About the Gifted S. Jenson These educators have assembled a valuable asset for the teaching community where the gifted student is just as much an anomoly as the slow learner. This collection of essays is sure to provoke much discussion in education departments around the world.. Book Rhonda Garner This book was very informative. I already own a copy, but could not find it. It really aided me in my research paper for Gifted and Talented.
--Brenda Hoffman, Gifted Child Quarterly - December 1, 2006 . The author considers gifted education in the context of race, gender and socioeconomics, and the importance of recognizing different talent areas, such as art. Separate sections explore cultural considerations, views from the core education community, and pertinent perspectives on the challenges of giftedness. The book considers how gifted education can be tailored to cater for a diverse student population. Research on higher education preferences and SAT scores among diverse student groups is
Stanley, professor emeritus in the Department of Psychology and Brain Sciences of Johns Hopkins University and internationally renowned in the field of gifted-child identification and education, recruited the 20 articles from leading specialists. Julian C. The two editors of this volume, Dr. Diane Boothe, Chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the State University of West Georgia, and Dr.