The Routledge International Companion to Gifted Education

The RoutledgeFalmer International Companion to Gifted Education comprises a collection of fully-referenced chapters written by many of the most highly-respected authorities on the subject from around the world. These 50 contributors include distinguished scholars who have produced the most significant advances to the field over the past few decades, like Joseph Renzulli and Robert Sternberg, alongside authorities who ask questions about the very concepts and terminology embodied in the field - scholars such as Carol Dweck and Guy Claxton.This multi-faceted volume highlights strategies to support giftedness in children, providing ideas that work and weeding out those that don't. Written in jargon-free language in an easy-to use themed format, it is the most authoritative collection of future-focused views, ideas and reflections, practices and evaluations yet produced. Chapters deal with the major controversies and concerns in the field today, from the problems of identification to changing understandings of giftedness and creativity. The international aspect of the Companion, and its juxtaposition of points of view, where chapters are positioned to highlight the contrasts with each other, ensures that different views are aired, and allows the reader to consider many perspectives on each issue. The Companion is a guide to the new ideas and controversies that are likely to form the basis of gifted education discussion and policy-making around the world during the next decade and beyond.Balchin, Tom is the author of 'The Routledge International Companion to Gifted Education', published 2008 under ISBN 9780415461368 and ISBN 0415461367.