| Description |
xxiv, 218 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Cultural Contexts. 1. Assessing and Nurturing Talent in a Diverse Culture: What Do We Do, What Should We Do, What Can We Do? / Carolyn M. Callahan and Evelyn Levsky Hiatt. 2. Tracing the Lives of Gifted Women / Carol Tomlinson-Keasey. 3. Developing Abilities - Biologically? / F. Allan Hanson. 4. Cultural Interpretations of Giftedness: The Case of East Asia / Harold W. Stevenson -- Pt. II. Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Contexts. 5. Families of Gifted Children: Cradles of Development / Sidney M. Moon, Joan A. Jurich and John F. Feldhusen. 6. The Prevalence of Gifted, Talented, and Multitalented Individuals: Estimates From Peer and Teacher Nominations / Francoys Gagne. 7. The Social Construction of Extraordinary Selves: Collaboration Among Unique Creative People / Howard E. Gruber -- Pt. III. Conceptualizing and Reconceptualizing Giftedness. 8. Gifted Child, Genius Adult: Three Life-Span Developmental Perspectives / Dean Keith Simonton |
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9. Cognitive Conceptions of Expertise and Their Relations to Giftedness / Robert J. Sternberg and Joseph A. Horvath. 10. A Conception of Talent and Talent Development / John F. Feldhusen |
| Summary |
There is a dynamic interplay of social and historical forces that shapes the conceptualization and nurturing of talent. In Talent in Context, eminent contributors address the various social and historical contexts within which giftedness evolves. Talent in Context explores many of the cutting-edge themes driving talent research across disciplines and will be a valuable resource for professionals in the social and behavioral sciences seeking to define, understand, and enhance the talents of extraordinary individuals |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to Ovid PsycBooks |
| Issuing Body |
Made available through: American Psychological Association's PsyBooks Collection |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Creative ability -- Social aspects.
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Creative ability.
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Gifted children.
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Gifted persons.
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Nature and nurture.
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Child, Exceptional.
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Child, Gifted.
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Creativity.
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Intelligence.
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| Author |
Friedman, Reva C.
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Rogers, Karen B.
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American Psychological Association.
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Ovid Technologies, Inc.
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| LC no. |
97047678 |
| ISBN |
155798493X (alk. paper) |
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