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International Handbook on Giftedness

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    Book Overview
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    Chapter 1 Understanding Giftedness: Introduction or on the Importance of Seeing Differently
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    Chapter 2 The History of Giftedness Research
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    Chapter 3 Essential Tensions Surrounding the Concept of Giftedness
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    Chapter 4 Contemporary Models of Giftedness
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    Chapter 5 A Feminine Perspective of Giftedness
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    Chapter 6 An Expert Performance Approach to the Study of Giftedness
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    Chapter 7 Debating Giftedness: Pronat vs. Antinat
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    Chapter 8 The Arbitrary Nature of Giftedness
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    Chapter 9 Gifted and Thriving: A Deeper Understanding of Meaning of GT
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    Chapter 10 A Unique Type of Representation Is the Essence of Giftedness: Towards a Cognitive-Developmental Theory
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    Chapter 11 Neuropsychological Characteristics of Academic and Creative Giftedness
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    Chapter 12 The Neural Plasticity of Giftedness
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    Chapter 13 Working Memory, the Cognitive Functions of the Cerebellum and the Child Prodigy
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    Chapter 14 Developmental Trajectories of Giftedness in Children
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    Chapter 15 Highly Gifted Young People: Development from Childhood to Adulthood
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    Chapter 16 Talent Development Across the Lifespan
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    Chapter 17 Creative Cognition in Gifted Youth
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    Chapter 18 A Metacognitive Portrait of Gifted Learners
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    Chapter 19 Personality Qualities That Help or Hinder Gifted and Talented Individuals
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    Chapter 20 Emotional Life and Psychotherapy of the Gifted in Light of Dabrowski’s Theory
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    Chapter 21 On Individual Differences in Giftedness
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    Chapter 22 A Theory of Talent Development in Women of Accomplishment
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    Chapter 23 Twice Exceptional: Multiple Pathways to Success
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    Chapter 24 Gifted LearnersWho Drop Out: Prevalence and Prevention
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    Chapter 25 Understanding Suicidal Behavior of Gifted Students: Theory, Factors, and Cultural Expectations
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    Chapter 26 In Search of Emotional–Social Giftedness: A Potentially Viable and Valuable Concept
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    Chapter 27 The Two Pioneers of Research on Creative Giftedness: Calvin W. Taylor and E. Paul Torrance
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    Chapter 28 Creative Giftedness: Beginnings, Developments, and Future Promises
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    Chapter 29 Imaginary Worldplay as an Indicator of Creative Giftedness
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    Chapter 30 Development of Gifted Motivation: Longitudinal Research and Applications
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    Chapter 31 Leadership Giftedness: Is It Innate or Can It Be Developed?
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    Chapter 32 Scientific Talent: The Case of Nobel Laureates
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    Chapter 33 Understanding Mathematical Giftedness: Integrating Self, Action Repertoires and the Environment
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    Chapter 34 Cinema Talent: Individual and Collective
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    Chapter 35 Reading, Writing, and Raising the Bar: Exploring Gifts and Talents in Literacy
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    Chapter 36 The Elusive Muse: Understanding Musical Giftedness
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    Chapter 37 Giftedness and Talent in Sport
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    Chapter 38 On Entrepreneurial Giftedness
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    Chapter 39 Ilk Hunting: Newbies, Cyberpunks, Coders and the Search for Elusive, Ego-Twisted, Talented Computer Hackers
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    Chapter 40 What Makes a Gifted Educator? A Design for Development
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    Chapter 41 Understanding Managerial Talent
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    Chapter 42 Multiple Giftedness in Adults: The Case of Polymaths
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    Chapter 43 Families of Gifted Children
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    Chapter 44 Large-Scale Socioeconomic, Political, and Cultural Influences on Giftedness and Talent
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    Chapter 45 Gifts, Talents, and Their Societal Repercussions
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    Chapter 46 The Unwanted Gifted and Talented: A Sociobiological Perspective of the Societal Functions of Giftedness
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    Chapter 47 On Giftedness and Economy: The Impact of Talented Individuals on the Global Economy
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    Chapter 48 The Measurement of Giftedness
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    Chapter 49 Identifying Academically Talented Students: Some General Principles, Two Specific Procedures
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    Chapter 50 The Johns Hopkins Talent Search Model for Identifying and Developing Exceptional Mathematical and Verbal Abilities
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    Chapter 51 A New Approach to the Identification of Intellectually Gifted Individuals
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    Chapter 52 New Developments in Gifted Education
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    Chapter 53 The English Model of Gifted Education
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    Chapter 54 Enhancing Creativity in Curriculum
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    Chapter 55 Acceleration: Meeting the Academic and Social Needs of Students
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    Chapter 56 Teaching for Wisdom in Public Schools to Promote Personal Giftedness
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    Chapter 57 DISCOVER/TASC : An Approach to Teaching and Learning That Is Inclusive YetMaximises Opportunities for Differentiation According to Pupils’ Needs
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    Chapter 58 Future Problem Solving in Gifted Education
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    Chapter 59 Practical Intelligence and Wisdom in Gifted Education
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    Chapter 60 Recent Developments in Technology: Implications for Gifted Education
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    Chapter 61 High Intellectual and Creative Educational Multimedia Technologies for the Gifted
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    Chapter 62 A Technology-Based Application of the Schoolwide Enrichment Model and High-End Learning Theory
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    Chapter 63 The Iowa Online Advanced Placement Academy: Creating Access to Excellence for Gifted and Talented Rural Students
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    Chapter 64 On Bringing Interdisciplinary Ideas to Gifted Education
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    Chapter 65 Innovation Education for the Gifted: A New Direction in Gifted Education
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    Chapter 66 Dual-Language Gifted Education and Its Evaluation
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    Chapter 67 Observed Trends and Needed Trends in Gifted Education
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    Chapter 68 United States Policy Development in Gifted Education: A Patchwork Quilt
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    Chapter 69 Identifying and Developing Talent in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM): An Agenda for Research, Policy, and Practice
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    Chapter 70 Gifted Education and Legal Issues
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    Chapter 71 Swimming in Deep Waters: 20 Years of Research About Early University Entrance at the University of Washington
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    Chapter 72 How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall? Gifted Education in New York City
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    Chapter 73 London Gifted and Talented: A Case Study in High Challenge Urban Education
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    Chapter 74 Giftedness and Diversity: Research and Education in Africa
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    Chapter 75 Recent Developments in Gifted Education in East Asia
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    Chapter 76 Gifted Education in the Arabian Gulf and the Middle Eastern Regions: History, Current Practices, New Directions, and Future Trends
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    Chapter 77 Gifted Education and Research on Giftedness in South America
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    Chapter 78 Research on Giftedness in the 21st Century
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Chapter title
Imaginary Worldplay as an Indicator of Creative Giftedness
Chapter number 29
Book title
International Handbook on Giftedness
Published by
Springer Netherlands, January 2009
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4020-6162-2_29
Book ISBNs
978-1-4020-6161-5, 978-1-4020-6162-2
Authors

Michele Root-Bernstein, Root-Bernstein, Michele

Editors

Larisa V. Shavinina

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 3 20%
Croatia 1 7%
Bulgaria 1 7%
Australia 1 7%
Unknown 9 60%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Postgraduate 3 20%
Student > Doctoral Student 2 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 2 13%
Researcher 2 13%
Student > Master 2 13%
Other 3 20%
Unknown 1 7%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 7 47%
Social Sciences 6 40%
Arts and Humanities 1 7%
Unknown 1 7%