Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (511 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B017XSP58S |
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| Number of Pages | : | 553 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Robyn McKay said On the cutting edge. Dr. Kerr and her team of scholars have outdone themselves in this cutting edge two volume set. Scholars and student alike will want to look here first for the latest information on creativity, giftedness, and talent.Add it to your library. You will love it.
. Barbara Kerr, Ph.D., is the Williamson Family Distinguished Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Kansas. Educated at the University of Missouri and Ohio State University, she has served on faculties of the Universities of Nebraska and Iowa and Arizona State University. Her research is on the development of giftedness and creativity. She has written five books in this area,
Entries include Asperger’s syndrome, Athletic giftedness, Brain-based research, Creative process, Multicultural assessment, Multipotentiality, and Risk taking. The format is A–Z with alphabetical and subject lists of entries and a list of contributors at the beginning. --Danise Hoover . The articles themselves also underwent a peer review before inclusion. Also available as an e-book. The introduction describes a lengthy and peer-reviewed process for selecting the topics and authors for the articles. Although there is much literature on education, and the price of this encyclopedia is a bit steep, any academic library supporting an education program would want to seriously consider owning it. Each entry includes further readings. In Macmillan’s Encyclopedia of Education (2002), none of these examples appear as en
Policymakers, ranging from school board members to leaders of nations, must also make practical decisions about how communities and societies will treat their brightest, most promising students.With more than 400 entries, these two volumes review research findings on giftedness, talent, and creativity and their effect on education, training, science and the arts, government policy, and everyday life. Library Journal Best Reference 2009Educators have begun to recognize that identifying and accommodating students who are slower to learn may leave behind those who learn rapidly and think creatively. The Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent provides a balanced, objective assessment of the various perspectives on the nature of intelligence, innovation, and optimal states. This state-of-the-art resource covers all major facets of the field, including achievement motivation, artistic ability, creative personality, emotional intelligence, gender differences, genius, intelligence testing, learning styles, minority underrepresentation, multiple intelligences, musical ability, prodigies, scientists, self actualization, thinking skills, and more.Key ThemesA