Finding John Galt : people, politics, and practice in gifted education

• Main Author: Romey, Elizabeth A. (Author, Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2013]
• Series: Studies in the history of education (Greenwich, Conn.)
• Subjects: Gifted children > Education > United States > History.; Gifted children > Education > United States > Philosophy.; Teachers of gifted children > Biography.; elektronické knihy; Biographies.; Education > History.; Educational psychology.; History of education.; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806613328
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-62396-372-9
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (275 pages)

This volume covers significant highlights in the history of gifted education, addressing significant contributors to the field, important political and policy concerns, and programs and practices of note. The book's scope is holistic, using Ayn Rand's concept of "men [and women] of th...