The Nature and Nurture of Giftedness: A New Framework for Understanding Gifted Education Tapa dura - 2010

New York: Teachers College Press, 2010. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/2". xii, 303pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper over boards. Very occasional inked underlining to pages. Underlining does not obscure text. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: With unprecedented scope and vision, Dr. Dai systematically redefines giftedness and proposes a new framework for the field of gifted education. He identifies nine essential tensions, revolving around three core questions: What do we know about the respective roles of natural ability, environment and experiences, and personal effort in talent development? How do we identify the gifted and talented, and study the process of gifted and talent development? And finally, how do we define the aims of gifted education and promote excellence? Sure to be a milestone in the field, this book: -Scrutinizes some of the deeply held assumptions about the nature of giftedness and explains why a contextual, developmental approach is a… Leer más

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Hardback. New. Provides an examination of the nature of giftedness and proposes a new framework for the field of gifted education. This book scrutinizes some deeply held assumptions about the nature of giftedness and explains why a contextual, developmental approach is a more viable alternative to the traditional psychometric approach. It tackles tensions between the gifted-child and talent development movements, and between excellence and equity, and responds to the 'elitism' criticisms.

Teachers College Pr, 2010. Hardcover. New. 303 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.00 inches.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.