Running the Long Race in Gifted Education: Narratives and Interviews from Culturally Diverse Gifted Adults
Book Details
Publisher
Book Publishers Network
ISBN / ASIN
1940598931
ISBN-13
9781940598932
Availability
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Sales Rank
#2,451,585
Category
Gifted children
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
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Description
The editors have assembled authors representing a range of racial, ethnic, regional and cultural backgrounds. Their narratives reveal a wealth of successes, challenges inspirations.
Speaking in their unique voices, these culturally diverse and gifted adults describe how they:
- interpret growing up as gifted children
- navigate careers, family life, and other challenges related to high intellectual abilities
- perceive the gifted identification
- enlighten coworkers and colleagues on unique characteristics of highly gifted individuals
From their perspectives, did opportunities in prestigious gifted programs make a difference in adulthood? The answers are as diverse as the individuals and provide insight only a personal narrative can offer. Running the Long Race in Gifted Education opens the discussion on how society can ensure all talents are recognized and fully developed.
