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Author:   Shane N. Phillipson ,  Maria McCann
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.950kg
ISBN:  

9780805857511

ISBN 10:   0805857516
Pages:   538
Publication Date:   30 January 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Contents: Preface. Foreword. S.N. Phillipson, A Framework for the Study of Sociocultural Perspectives of Giftedness. J. Chan, Giftedness and China’s Confucian Heritage. A. Ziegler, H. Stoeger, The Germanic View of Giftedness. U. Anuruthwong, Thai Conceptions of Giftedness. H. Begay, C.J. Maker, When Geniuses Fail—Na-Dene’ (Navajo) Conception of Giftedness in the Eyes of the Holy Deities. B. Wong-Fernandez, Ma. A. Bustos-Orosa, Conceptions of Giftedness Among Tagalog-Speaking Filipinos. K. Gibson, W. Vialle, The Australian Aboriginal View of Giftedness. E. Mpofu, C. Ngara, E. Gudyanga, Constructions of Giftedness Among the Shona of Central-Southern Africa. S. Phillipson, Towards an Understanding of a Malay Conception of Giftedness. U. Sak, Giftedness and the Turkish Culture. J. Šefer, Slavic Conceptions of Giftedness and Creativity. N. Matsumura, Giftedness in the Culture of Japan. S.B. Kaufman, R.J. Sternberg, Giftedness in the Euro-American Culture. M. McCann, Such Is Life…in the Land Down Under: Conceptions of Giftedness in Australia. J. Campbell,D. Eyre, The English Model of Gifted and Talented Education: Policy, Context, and Challenges. S.N. Phillipson, M. McCann, Meta-Theoretical Conceptions of Giftedness.

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