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This manuscript-style dissertation presents four essays that provide theoretical and empirical insights on a systematic theme of cultural perspectives on talent development and parenting. Topics addressed include Western and Chinese perspectives on concepts of giftedness, cultural issues related to nature and nurture, and parenting influence on talent development.
The first essay reviews Western and Chinese literature on giftedness and introduces a preliminary Chinese model of talented performance. The second essay presents a reflective review of Confucian philosophy on learning and
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Produktbeschreibung
This manuscript-style dissertation presents four
essays that provide theoretical and empirical
insights on a systematic theme of cultural
perspectives on talent development and parenting.
Topics addressed include Western and Chinese
perspectives on concepts of giftedness, cultural
issues related to nature and nurture, and parenting
influence on talent development.

The first essay reviews Western and Chinese
literature on giftedness and introduces a
preliminary Chinese model of talented performance.
The second essay presents a reflective review of
Confucian philosophy on learning and achieving,
examines its influence in China and other Asian
countries, and discusses its implications for the
education of gifted and talented children. The third
essay explores the influence of parenting beliefs
and practices on children s talent development
through a specific perspective of Chinese American
families with gifted children. The last essay
investigates parenting beliefs and practices of some
Nobel Prize winners. A summary of the four essays
with a focus on the links between the topics among
these essays is presented at the end of the
dissertation.