Foreword by James H. Borland

Authors’ Biographies

Introduction: Reflections on the road ahead

Part I. Models, Definitions & Conceptual Challenges

1. Brightening Up: How Children Learn To Be Gifted, Guy Claxton & Sara Meadows
2. Neural Interconnectivity And Intellectual Creativity: Giftedness, Savants, And Learning Styles, John Geake
3. Making Connections: Cognition, Emotion, And A Shifting Paradigm, Dona J. Matthews & Christy Folsom
4. Giftedness: The Gift That Keeps On Giving, Dean Simonton
5. Talent Development: DMGT, Françoys Gagné
6. The Nature Of Creative Giftedness And Talent, Todd Lubart, Asta Georgsdottir & Maud Besançon
7. The Future Of The English Definition Of Giftedness, Thomas Balchin

Part II. International Perspectives

8. Gifted Education From The German Perspective, Kurt Heller
9. Education Practices For Gifted Learners In France: An Overview, Pierre Vrignaud, Denis Bonora, & Annie Dreux
10. High Ability Education In Sweden: The Swedish Model, Åke Edfeldt & Inger Wistedt
11. A Proposal For Gifted Education In Reluctant Schools: The Case Of The Greek School System, Elias Matsagouras & Evangelia Dougali
12. We Can Still Do This, Or Can We? The Russian System Of Educating And Promoting Talent In Mathematics And Science, Ida Jeltova, Konstantin Lukin & Elena L. Grigorenko
13. Russian Strategies For Talent Development: Stimulating Comfort And Discomfort, Victoria S. Yurkevich & Boris M. Davidovich
14. Gifted But Underachieving: Australian Indigenous Children, Graham M. Chaffey
15. Lay Conceptions Of Giftedness Among The Chinese People, David W. Chan

Part III. Psychosocial Development

16. The Ethics Of Gifted Education - What Can We Learn From Medical Ethics? Annie Haight
17. Ethical Sensitivity And Giftedness, Kirsi Tirri
18. Morality And Giftedness, Joan Freeman
19. Emotional Intelligence: Re-Examining Some Preconceptions, Maria Dolores Prieto & Mercedes Ferrando
20. Too Long Neglected: Giftedness In Younger Children, Valsa Koshy
21. Teaching The Able Child … Or Teaching The Child To Be Able? Jan Hughes
22. Global Success And Giftedness, Carmen Cretu
23. A Reconsideration Of The Widely Held Conviction That Gifted Students Prefer To Work Alone, Lisa R. French & Bruce M. Shore

Part IV. Theory into Practice: Differentiation Strategies, Tools, and Approaches

24. A Computerized Strength Assessment And Internet-Based Enrichment Program For Developing Giftedness And Talents, Joseph Renzulli and Sally Reis
25. Acceleration: Meeting The Academic And Social Needs Of Students, Nicholas Colangelo & Susan Assouline
26. Recognising And Fostering Creative Production, Thomas Balchin
27. Programming For Talent Development: Expanding Horizons For Gifted Education, Donald Treffinger, Carole A. Nassab & Edwin C. Selby
28. Special Educational Needs And Dual Exceptionality, Diane Montgomery
29. Visual Thinking: A Gifted Boy With Asperger Syndrome, Wieslawa Limont
30. Challenge And Creativity: Making The Links, Helen Wilson
31. Educating For Enquiry: Personalising Learning Through Dialogic Teaching, Robert Fisher

Part V. Expanding Horizons: Supporting Gifted Development More Broadly

32. Wisdom, Intelligence, Creativity, Synthesised: A Model Of Giftedness, Robert Sternberg
33. Fostering Giftedness In Urban And Diverse Communities: Context-Sensitive Solutions, Ian Warwick & Dona Matthews
34. The Role Of Gifted Education In Promoting Cultural Diversity, Joyce VanTassel-Baska
35. Developing Pupils' Problem-Solving And Thinking Skills, Belle Wallace
36. Creating Inclusive And Inclusional Understandings Of Gifts And Talents Through Living Educational Theory Research, Marie Huxtable
37. Beyond Compare? Thoughts Towards An Inclusional, Fluid, And Non-Normative Understanding Of Giftedness, Barry J. Hymer
38. Self-Theories And Lessons For Giftedness: A Reflective Conversation, Carol S. Dweck
39. Turning Points And Future Directions In Gifted Education And Talent Development, Sally M. Reis

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