The effective education of gifted children is one of the most significant challenges facing educational systems in many countries around the world, made particularly difficult by the forces of globalization. "Conceptions of Giftedness "describes the unique and varied ways cultures conceive of giftedness. As language influences perception, different ideas of giftedness may embody different ways of thinking, especially in the areas of creativity and problem solving. This important new volume in special education encourages the understanding, appreciation, and preservation of our “...
The effective education of gifted children is one of the most significant challenges facing educational systems in many countries around the world, ma...
The effective education of gifted children is one of the most significant challenges facing educational systems in many countries around the world, made particularly difficult by the forces of globalization. Conceptions of Giftedness describes the unique and varied ways cultures conceive of giftedness. As language influences perception, different ideas of giftedness may embody different ways of thinking, especially in the areas of creativity and problem solving. This important new volume in special education encourages the understanding, appreciation, and preservation of our...
The effective education of gifted children is one of the most significant challenges facing educational systems in many countries around the world, ma...
The continual successes of students from East-Asia are confirmed in a variety of international tests of academic achievement and yet, despite this attainment, many scholars have realised that a substantial proportion of these students are also underachieving.
Using the actiotope model of giftedness to integrate a broad range of research, this innovative book features a number of chapters written by internationally recognised scholars in a frank and lively discussion about the origins of exceptionality in students from East Asia. With the actiotope model as the...
The continual successes of students from East-Asia are confirmed in a variety of international tests of academic achievement and yet, despite this ...
Using the actiotope model of giftedness to integrate a broad range of research, this book features a number of chapters written by internationally recognized scholars in a frank and lively discussion about the origins of exceptionality in students from East Asia.
Using the actiotope model of giftedness to integrate a broad range of research, this book features a number of chapters written by internationally rec...
International interest focuses on why pupils from East-Asia tend to outperform pupils from the West and scholars have proposed a number of possible explanations to account for these international trends. Using Vygotsky's theory (1978) as a conceptual framework to "construct" school achievement, this book puts forward culturally relevant context for understanding developmental aspects of children s school achievement and their implication to classroom practice and education progress. Converging the two important lines of inquiry the child factor and the sociocultural factor this book...
International interest focuses on why pupils from East-Asia tend to outperform pupils from the West and scholars have proposed a number of possible...
Developing Leadership in the Asia-Pacific" focuses on the design of leadership programs that are able to meet the needs of students, teachers and the wider community. Rather than taking an all-encompassing approach that cover all contexts of leadership development, this book is based on research that guides the leadership teacher in designing a course that takes into account the specific context and needs of individual students, the purpose of the course, and how the course can be evaluated for its effectiveness.
Emphasising learner diversity, the book argues that the students...
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Developing Leadership in the Asia-Pacific" focuses on the design of leadership programs that are able to meet the needs of students, teachers ...
Developing Leadership in the Asia-Pacific focuses on the design of leadership programs that are able to meet the needs of students, teachers and the wider community. Rather than taking an all-encompassing approach that cover all contexts of leadership development, this book is based on research that guides the leadership teacher in designing a course that takes into account the specific context and needs of individual students, the purpose of the course, and how the course can be evaluated for its effectiveness.
Emphasising learner diversity, the book argues that...
Developing Leadership in the Asia-Pacific focuses on the design of leadership programs that are able to meet the needs of student...
