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  • This book is about bilingual young people who have been selected by their families to carry out the work of interpreting and translating to mediate communication between themselves and the outside world--between minority and majority communities. It examines the experiences of these young interpreters (YIs) and the skills they develop in order to fulfill this role. The purpose of this volume is to contribute to extending existing definitions of gifted and talented (GT), by proposing and offering evidence that YIs perform at very high levels of accomplishment when compared with others of their age, experience, and environment, and should thus be included in the 1993 US federal definition of giftedness. It is maintained that not only are these capabilities overlooked by existing assessment procedures, but also that there is little understanding of the ways in which the unique talents of YIs might be nurtured and developed in academic settings. A strong case is made that in order for such students to be identified as gifted on the basis of their bilingual abilities, the field of GT education must embrace the concept that bilingualism is a strength, and must make developing bilingualism a focus of programs designed to meet the needs of the multilingual student population in the US. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: cover)

  • Following a review of adult models of leadership and of leadership programs for young people that are derived from adult theories of leadership, this article report results from a decade-long study in underserved and at-risk communities of young people who are leaders in out-of- school youth organizations. The study involved 30,000 youths (8–28 yrs old) in 120 youth-based organizations in regional sites from Massachusetts to Hawaii. Data was collected by means of field notes and interviews. The work reveals how emerging youth leadership differs from established measures and leadership theories drawn from adults. Views and enactments of leadership among the young focus on how leadership happens, not on who leaders are as power figures, skillful managers, or individuals bearing specific traits. These perspectives from youth carry strong links to recent work in cognitive psychology and organizational sociology that maintains the importance of adaptation, engagement with situation, and distribution of knowledge and roles. The findings from this empirical study, along with recent developments in learning theory, call for substantial rethinking of youth leadership within the framework of gifted and talented education. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

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