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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Bibliographic Details
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.
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806613328
DOI10.1108/978-1-62396-372-9
Physical Description1 online resource (275 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Leta Stetter Hollingworth : as curricularist Mrs. Pilgrim in the classroom / Kimberly M. Berman and Robert A. Schultz
  • The life and contributions of E. Paul Torrance / Bonnie Cramond
  • Hundred years of experience : the perceptions, insights, and reflections of gifted women in gifted education / Nancy Heilbronner and Sally M. Reis
  • Calvin Taylor / Barbara Romey
  • A biographical portrait of Joseph S. Renzulli : scholar, gifted educator and visionary leader / Thomas P. Hebert
  • The best of times, the worst of times : giftedness in the Sputnik era / Elizabeth Romey
  • The role of testing in the education of gifted and talented children in the United States / Susan Jackson
  • Finding Galt among the minority gifted : philosophical agreements needed / Alexinia Young Baldwin
  • Schoolwide enrichment and educational reform / Joseph S. Renzulli and Sally M. Reis
  • The schoolwide enrichment model : a practical approach for developing the gifts and talents of all students / Sally M. Reis and Joseph S. Renzulli
  • Future problem solving program international : designing
  • And promoting positive futures using creative problem solving : competition and curriculum / Jennine Jackson and Marianne Solomon
  • Psychobiology of giftedness : moving beyond the nature-nurture controversy / Rhoda Myra Garces-Bacsal and Francis Rodriguez Bambico
  • How Tony Stark can save the world : overexcitability and positive disintegration in popular culture / Elizabeth Romey.

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