Understanding gifted children: Perspectives, gender differences and challenges

Tipo de recurso
Title
Understanding gifted children: Perspectives, gender differences and challenges
Abstract
The focus of this book is summarized in the first word of its title: UNDERSTANDING. Unlike thousands of scientific papers and books, that for a whole century had been discussing definitions, ways of diagnosing, ways of academic nurturing, policy-related issues, such as the need to finance special education for gifted students, who is to benefit from gifted education, or the ongoing dialogue between those in favor of equity in education and others who demand that "each student receives their most suitable learning opportunity", the book is about the best ways of matching educational and psychological means and methods, in order to tailor the best-fitting garments to any gifted child. The first step of this complicated process needed in order to accomplish it is understanding gifted children. But the term "understanding gifted children" might be quite misleading. Rich Harris (2007) has written a whole volume about the issue considered one of the biggest mysteries of psychology: the causes for the differences in personality and behavior not just between each two strangers, but also between siblings, twins, and even identical twins. Thus, any trial to include individuals in the same group for the sake of providing ALL their needs must be unsuccessful. This fact has been the main reason for the failure of gifted education in Israel. However, when being somewhat more modest, trying to understand the different needs–whether educational, emotional or social–of various gifted children, those considered "highly-gifted" and the others who are perceived as "mildly-gifted"; children who are interested in science and others who tend to the humanities, or to arts; chess Olympic champions or child-musicians, or actors, one might be more successful. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: preface)
Date
2020
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers
Place
Hauppauge, NY
# of Pages
194
Archive
APA PsycInfo®
Loc. in Archive
2529334360; 2021-12014-000
Language
en-US
Extra
Pages: 194 Pages Publication Title: Understanding gifted children: Perspectives, gender differences and challenges abstractTranslation: El enfoque de este libro se resume en la primera palabra de su título: COMPRENSIÓN. A diferencia de miles de artículos científicos y libros, que durante todo un siglo han estado discutiendo definiciones, formas de diagnosticar, formas de formación académica, cuestiones relacionadas con las políticas, como la necesidad de financiar la educación especial para los estudiantes superdotados, quién se beneficiará de la educación superdotada, o el diálogo continuo entre los que están a favor de la equidad en la educación y otros que exigen que "cada estudiante reciba su oportunidad de aprendizaje más adecuada", El libro trata sobre las mejores formas de combinar los medios y métodos educativos y psicológicos, con el fin de adaptar las prendas que mejor se ajusten a cualquier niño superdotado. El primer paso de este complicado proceso necesario para lograrlo es comprender a los niños superdotados. Pero el término "comprender a los niños superdotados" puede ser bastante engañoso. Rich Harris (2007) ha escrito un volumen entero sobre el tema considerado uno de los mayores misterios de la psicología: las causas de las diferencias de personalidad y comportamiento no solo entre dos extraños, sino también entre hermanos, gemelos e incluso gemelos idénticos. Por lo tanto, cualquier intento de incluir individuos en el mismo grupo con el fin de satisfacer TODAS sus necesidades debe ser infructuoso. Este hecho ha sido la razón principal del fracaso de la educación de los superdotados en Israel. Sin embargo, al ser algo más modestos, tratando de comprender las diferentes necesidades -ya sean educativas, emocionales o sociales- de los diversos niños superdotados, los considerados "superdotados" y los demás que se perciben como "medianamente superdotados"; niños que se interesan por la ciencia y otros que se dedican a las humanidades, o a las artes; campeones olímpicos de ajedrez o niños músicos, o actores, uno podría tener más éxito. (Registro de la base de datos PsycInfo (c) 2022 APA, todos los derechos reservados) (Fuente: prefacio)
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Número de referencias - 2

Última actualización - 2022-12-20

TOCDataText - Preface; Introduction / Hanna David; New challenges in gifted education and teacher training in three German-speaking education systems / Kornelia Tischler and Hanna David; The identification and development of creativity with particular attention to gender / Taylor L. Thompson and Steven I. Pfeiffer / 69-96; Giftedness and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Applying motivation theory framework / Nir Madjar and Iris Manor / 97-117; Promoting future thinking literacy among gifted and able learners: Curriculum design and teaching strategies / Hava Vidergor / 119-146; Why do far fewer parents of gifted girls than of boys seek help for their children? Finding from 2014 / Hanna David / 147-180; Editor's contact information; Index

PubXState - NY

Fecha de revisión - 20210520

Citación
Understanding gifted children: Perspectives, gender differences and challenges. (2020). Nova Science Publishers. APA PsycInfo® (2529334360; 2021-12014-000). https://www.proquest.com/books/understanding-gifted-children-perspectives-gender/docview/2529334360/se-2?accountid=15299