Talent Development in Gifted Education

Joyce VanTassel-Baska is Professor Emerita of Education at The College of William and Mary where she developed a graduate program and founded a research and development center in gifted education. Formerly, she initiated and directed the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University and has served as a state, regional, and local director of gifted programs and as a high school teacher of the gifted. She is past President of The Association for the Gifted of the Council for Exceptional Children and the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC).

• Part 1: The Foundational Concepts of Talent Development 1. Introduction to Talent Development: Theory, Research, and Practice 2. The Development of Creativity, Expertise, Talent, and Giftedness: A Bridge Too Far? 3. Strengthening the Moral-Ethical Capacities of the Gifted and Talented in Turbulent, 21st-Century Conditions 4. Cultivating Leadership in Young People: The ACCEL Model 5. The Protean Nature of Adversity: The Impact on Talent Obscured Part 2: The Processes of Talent Development 6. Finding Potential for Talent Development: Assessment of Giftedness 7. Educational Interventions on Behalf of the Gifted: Do They Have Lasting Impact on Development? 8. Talent Search and Development: The Longitudinal Perspective on Talent Fulfilled Part 3: The Internal Processes that Facilitate Talent Development 9. The Social Emotional Support Structures to Facilitate Talent Development 10. The Cognative Development of Talent 11. Collaboration and Networking: The Real World of Talent Applied Part 4: Talent Trajectories Across the Lifespan 12. Talent Development in the Arts: A Unique Pathway or Branches on a Common Road? 13. The Pathways to the Professions: Talent Applied to the World of Education 14. Masters of the Universe: The Entreprenurial Wizards of Our Time 15. Talent Development Actualized ;