Giftedness and Talent: Australasian Perspectives

Description

This book brings together recent postgraduate research in the broad area of giftedness, talent development and gifted education conducted across New Zealand and Australia. It addresses the significant demand for research in the field undertaken outside the United States and offers valuable practical insights. Divided into 14 chapters, the book explores giftedness and talent in a diverse range of socioeconomic cohorts and contexts, including examinations of gender, race and ethnicity. Though primarily intended for practitioners, it will also benefit undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers and educators in New Zealand, Australia and beyond. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Introduction to Giftedness and Talent: Australasian Perspectives (Nadine Ballam, Roger Moltzen)....Pages 1-5 Risk and Resilience in Gifted Young People from Low Socio-Economic Backgrounds (Nadine Ballam)....Pages 7-31 Young Talented Readers: The Interaction and Engagement of Metacognition During Critical Literacy Discourse (Michelle Bannister-Tyrrell)....Pages 33-54 Gifted Young Adolescents: The Synergy of Self (Lisette Dillon)....Pages 55-73 Group Support for Parents of Gifted Children in the Western Region of Melbourne, Australia (Sally-Ann Free)....Pages 75-95 ‘Put Your Seatbelt On, Here We Go’: The Transition to School for Children Identified as Gifted (Nikki Masters)....Pages 97-128 Academic Success Among a Cohort of Gifted and Talented Māori and Pasifika Secondary School Boys: Elements Contributing to Their Achievement (Graeme Miller)....Pages 129-154 The Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect: Self-Concepts of Gifted Students in a Part-Time Gifted Programme (Kate Niederer)....Pages 155-178 Gifted and Talented Adolescents’ Experiences of School in Aotearoa New Zealand (Louise Tapper)....Pages 179-199 Spirituality and Giftedness Type: A Tale of Adolescent Variance (Russell Walton)....Pages 201-226 Full-year Acceleration of Gifted High School Students: A 360° View (Janna Wardman)....Pages 227-251 The Role of Racial-Ethnic Identity to the Educational Engagement of Culturally Diverse Gifted New Zealand Adolescents (Melinda Webber)....Pages 253-275 Supporting the Development of Academic Talent: The Perspectives of Students, Parents and Teachers (Lesley Williams)....Pages 277-304 Smart Girls in the Media: The Impact of Popular Culture on the Development of Adolescent Rural Gifted Girls’ Identity and Subsequent Talent Development (Denise Wood)....Pages 305-329 An Enigma: Barriers to the Identification of Students Who Are Gifted with a Learning Disability (Catherine Wormald)....Pages 331-351