The Development of Giftedness and Talent Across the Life Span

271 Pages·2009·14.63 MB·English

by  Frances Degen Horowitz

The Development of
Giftedness ond Talent
Across the Life Span
The Development of
Giftedness and Talent
Across the Life Span
Edited by
Frances Degen Horowitz, Rena F. Subotnik, and Dona J. Matthews
American Psychological Association • Washington, DC
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
The development of giftedness and talent across the life span / edited by Frances Degen
Horowitz, Rena F. Subotnik, and Dona J. Matthews.—1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-1-4338-0414-4
ISBN-10:1-4338-0414-X
1. Gifted persons. 2. Developmental psychology. I. Horowitz, Frances Degen. II. Subotnik,
Rena Faye. III. Matthews, Dona J., 1951-
BF412.D49 2009
153.9'8-^k22
2008026715
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First Edition
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CONTENTS
Contributors ix
Foreword xi
CaroIS. Dweck
Preface xv
Chapter 1. Introduction: A Developmental Understanding
of Giftedness and Talent 3
Frances Degen Horowitz
I. Infancy and Early Childhood 21
Chapter 2. High Cognitive Ability in Infancy
and Early Childhood 23
John Colombo, D. Jill Shoddy, Otilia M. Blaga,
ChristaJ. Anderson, and Kathleen N. Kannass
Chapter 3. Issues in Early Prediction and Identification
of Intellectual Giftedness 43
Allen W. Gottfried, Adele Eskeks Gottfried,
and Diana Wright Guerin
II. Childhood 57
Chapter 4. Giftedness During Childhood:
The Spatial-Graphic Domain 59
Lynn S. Liben
Chapter 5. Toward Broadening Our Understanding
of Giftedness: The Spatial Domain 75
Ellen Winner
III. Adolescence 87
Chapter 6. Developmental Transitions in Giftedness
and Talent: Childhood Into Adolescence 89
Dona J. Matthews
Chapter 7. Giftedness in Adolescence: African American
Gifted Youth and Their Challenges From
a Motivational Perspective 109
Sandra Graham
Chapter 8. What Does Gifted Mean? Personal and Social
Identity Perspectives on Giftedness in Adolescence ... 131
Frank C.Worrell
IV. Adulthood and the Later Years 153
Chapter 9. Developmental Transitions in Giftedness
and Talent: Adolescence Into Adulthood 155
RenaF. Subotnik
Chapter 10. Gifts and Talents of Elderly People:
The Persimmon's Promise 171
James E. Birr en
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V. Life-Span Perspectives: Understandings and Implications 187
Chapter 11. Developmental Science and Giftedness:
An Integrated Life-Span Framework 189
Daniel P. Keating
Chapter 12. A Developmental Perspective on Giftedness
and Talent: Implications for Research, Policy,
and Practice 209
Dona J. Mattheais, RemiF. Subotnik,
and Frances Degen Horowitz
Author Index 227
Subject Index 235
About the Editors 251
CONTENTS vii
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CONTRIBUTORS
Christa J. Anderson, University of Kansas, Lawrence
James E. Birren, PhD, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Otilia M. Blaga, PhD, University of Kansas, Lawrence
John Colombo, PhD, University of Kansas, Lawrence
Carol S. Dweck, PhD, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Adele Eskeles Gottfried, PhD, California State University, Northridge
Allen W. Gottfried, PhD, California State University, Fullerton
Sandra Graham, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
Diana Wright Guerin, PhD, California State University, Fullerton
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