Introduction
History and global perspectives
A history of giftedness : a century of quest for identity / David Yun Dai
International perspectives and trends in research on giftedness and talent development / Heidrun Stoeger, Daniel Patrick Balestrini, and Albert Ziegler
A historical overview of instructional theory and practice in the United States and Canada : the double slinky phenomenon in gifted and general education / Bruce M. Shore and Maren Gube
Gifted education in europe : implications for policymakers and educators / Javier Tourón and Joan Freeman
Gifted education in asia / David W. Chan
Gifted education in Australia and New Zealand / Leonie Kronborg
Challenges on the identification and development of giftedness in South America / Solange Muglia Wechsler, Sheyla Blumen, and Karen Bendelman
Gifted education in the Middle East / Hanna David
Gifted education in Africa / Jacobus G. Maree
Theories and conceptions of giftedness and talent
Theories of intelligence / Robert J. Sternberg
Academic talent development : theory and best practices / Françoys Gagné
The three-ring conception of giftedness : a developmental approach for promoting creative productivity in young people / Joseph S. Renzulli and Sally M. Reis
The role of motivation / D. Betsy McCoach and Jessica Kay Flake
Flow theory: optimizing elite performance in the creative realm / Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Monica N. Montijo, and Angela R. Mouton
Talent development as the most promising focus of giftedness and gifted education / Rena F. Subotnik, Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, and Frank C. Worrell
Talent development : a path toward eminence / Frank C. Worrell, Rena F. Subotnik, and Paula Olszewski-Kubilius
Expertise : individual differences, human abilities, and nonability traits / Phillip L. Ackerman
From giftedness to eminence : developmental landmarks across the life span / Dean Keith Simonton
Creativity / James C. Kaufman, Sarah R. Luria, and Ronald A. Beghetto
Gifted identification and assessment
Identification of strengths and talents in young children / Nancy B. Hertzog, Rachel U. Mun, Bridget DuRuz, and Amy A. Holliday
Methods to increase the identification rate of students from traditionally underrepresented populations for gifted services / Michael S. Matthews and Scott J. Peters
Acceleration and the talent search model : transforming the school culture / Susan G. Assouline, Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik, and Nicholas Colangelo
Gifted education: curriculum and instruction
Considerations in curriculum for the gifted
Joyce van tassel-baska
Teaching strategies to support the education of gifted learners
Catherine a. little
Research-guided programs and strategies for nurturing creativity
Jonathan a. plucker, jiajun guo, and anna dilley
Developing talents in girls and young women
Barbara a. kerr and jessica gahm
Identifying and educating underrepresented gifted students
William ming liu and laneisha waller
Examining gifted students¿ mental health through the lens of positive psychology
Shannon suldo, brittany hearon, and elizabeth shaunessy-dedrick
Psychological considerations
Social and emotional considerations for gifted students / Anne N. Rinn
The role of the family in talent development / Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, Frank C. Worrell, and Rena F. Subotnik
Three crucial dimensions for students with intellectual gifts: it¿s time to stop talking and start thinking / David Lubinski and Harrison J. Kell
Psychological issues unique to the gifted student / Maureen Neihart and Lay See Yeo
Counseling gifted children and teens / Jean Sunde Peterson
Special issues
Policy, legal issues, and trends in the education of gifted students / Kristen R. Stephens
Psychological interventions for twice-exceptional youth / Megan Foley-Nicpon and Margaret M. Candler
Underachievement and the gifted child / Del Siegle and D. Betsy McCoach
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in gifted students / Marcia Gentry and C. Matthew Fugate
Emotional intelligence and giftedness / Gerald Matthews, Jinchao Lin, Moshe Zeidner, and Richard D. Roberts
Suicide among students with gifts and talents / Tracy L. Cross and Jennifer Riedl Cross
Beyond trait theory accounts of giftedness / Matthew T. McBee, Kayla Mitchell, and Samantha K. Fields Johnson
Career counseling and the gifted individual : applying social-cognitive career theory to the career decision making of gifted individuals / Susannah M. Wood, Carol Klose Smith, and David K. Duys
Perfectionism and the gifted / Kenneth G. Rice and Merideth E. Ray
Bullying and the gifted / Dorothy L. Espelage and Matthew T. King
Index.