Critical Issues and Practices in Gifted Education

Critical Issues and Practices in Gifted Education is the definitive reference for a summary and evaluation of the literature on giftedness, gifted education, and talent development. The book presents more than 40 summaries of important topics in the field, providing relevant research and a guide to how the research applies to gifted education and the lives of gifted and talented children. This third edition updates every topic with the latest research and introduces several critically important topics, such as preparation and roles of leaders in gifted education, bullying, neuroscience and the gifted, and talent development. This book also provides an objective assessment of the available knowledge on each topic, offers guidance in the application of the research, and suggests areas of needed research.