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

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...

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Main Author Romey, Elizabeth A. (Author, Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2013]
SeriesStudies 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.
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ISBN9781806613328
DOI10.1108/978-1-62396-372-9
Physical Description1 online resource (275 pages)

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Summary: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 the mind" to frame giftedness as a quality of individuals that extends beyond the academic or "schoolhouse" setting and into a range of aspects of the lived human experience of gifted individuals.
ISBN:9781806613328
Access:Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty
DOI:10.1108/978-1-62396-372-9
Physical Description:1 online resource (275 pages)

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