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This paper examines the Chinese literature on giftedness and talented performance (TP) and compares its dominant theoretical features with some influential models to be found in the North American literature. One significant feature to emerge from the Chinese literature is a deemphasis on giftedness as an innate ability and an emphasis on the concept of talented performance. Such a finding is congruent with a Confucian cultural outlook that encourages effort, rather than the identification of giftedness. In order to test this finding against the perceptions of Chinese educators, a preliminary study was carried out involving 14 secondary school teachers. The results confirmed the findings from the literature survey, suggesting that these teachers' perceptions conformed to a model of TP with a developmental conception as its central organizing feature. It is hoped that the implications of this study will contribute to the practice of gifted and talented education in China and will also provide basic theoretical grounds for further research. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)
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This manuscript-style dissertation presents four essays that provide theoretical and empirical insights on a systematic theme of cultural perspectives on talent development and parenting. Topics addressed include Western and Chinese perspectives on concepts of giftedness and talented performance, cultural issues related to nature and nurture, and parenting influence on talent development. The first essay reviews both Western and Chinese literature on giftedness and introduces a preliminary Chinese model of talented performance. One important feature to emerge from the literature is a de-emphasis on giftedness as an innate ability and an emphasis on the concept of talented performance from the Chinese perspective. Such a finding is congruent with a Confucian cultural outlook that encourages effort rather than the identification of giftedness, which is a focus of the next paper. The second essay presents a reflective review of Confucian philosophy on learning and achieving, examines its influence in China and other Asian countries, and discusses its implications for the education of gifted and talented children. The third essay explores the influence of parenting beliefs and practices on children's talent development through a specific perspective of Chinese American families with gifted children. Research questions focused on parents' beliefs and practices concerning how to nurture high achievement among children. Findings of this study include evidence of a sense of responsibility for parenting, a high level of confidence about children's future, and a mixed strategy of parenting which combines traditional Chinese practice and adopted Western ideas of parenting. The last essay investigates parenting beliefs and practices of a small group of individuals who have achieved an extreme level of talented performance: winning a Nobel Prize. Analysis of the interviews revealed that these Nobel laureates have common as well as unique experiences and beliefs about parenting, which may provide valuable information and implications on how to better help the young population achieve talented performance. A summary of the four essays with a focus on the links between the topics among these essays will be presented at the end of the dissertation. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
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