Chris Smith (ed.)

Including the Gifted and Talented

Making Inclusion Work for More Gifted and Able Learners
Herausgeber: Smith, Chris

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Gifted education is a highly topical but controversial subject. Unlike most books on the subject of inclusion for gifted learners, this single volume presents the opposing views of first-class experts from the field to challenge the assumption that educational inclusion relates only to those pupils with learning difficulties. In this book, the authors examine the extent to which a truly inclusive context can provide a challenging environment for gifted and talented pupils. Key issues explored include: * the social and emotional aspects of being a gifted and talented pupil * the pros and cons of being labelled gifted and talented in very young children * why 'regular' classrooms are the best place to educate gifted and talented pupils * modifying the basic school curriculum to meet the needs of gifted and talented pupils * what is submerged talent and how can it be found? By engaging in discussions about the nature of inclusion and how varying perspectives can lead to very different practices being implemented, the effectiveness of educating the most able pupils is examined. As the Government has recently initiated the Excellence in Cities scheme, this thought-provoking volume will be an invaluable read to student teachers, practitioners, academics and researchers who wish to further their study in this hot topic.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 485g
• ISBN-13: 9780415361095
• ISBN-10: 0415361095
• Artikelnr.: 21764448

Autorenporträt

Chris M. M. Smith is Lecturer in Inclusion and Gifted Education at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. She is also Project Leader of the Scottish Network for Able Pupils (SNAP).

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: What Does Inclusion Mean for the Gifted and Talented? 1. Principles
of Inclusion: Implications for Able Learners 2. Inequality in Equity:
Tackling the Excellence - Equality Conundrum 3. Can 'Inclusion' Work for
the Gifted and Talented? 4. The Early Years Setting - An Inclusive
Framework 5. Are We Nearly There Yet? Part 2: Can Selective Interventions
be Inclusive? 6. Submerged Talent in Inner-Cities: Inclusion by
Intervention 7. Maximising Potential...both Academic and Social Emotional
8. To Group or Not to Group: Is That the Question? Part 3: What Can
Ordinary Schools Do to Promote Inclusion for Gifted and Talented Learners?
9. Accommodating Gifted Learners in Regular Classrooms: Promises and
Pitfalls 10. Structured Tinkering: Improving Provision for the Gifted and
Talented 11. Double Exceptionality: Gifted Children with Special
Educational Needs, What Ordinary Schools Can Do to Promote Inclusion 12. A
Curriculum of Opportunity: Developing Potential into Performance