Gifted Adolescents (The Practical Strategies Series in Gifted Education) [Paperback]

Frances Karnes Ph.D. (Author), Kristen Stephens Ph.D. (Author), Paula Olszewski-Kubilius Ph.D. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 2009 | Series: Practical Strategies Series in Gifted Education

Part of Prufrock Press' Practical Strategies Series in Gifted Education, Gifted Adolescents focuses on talent development in adolescence, critical issues facing adolescents, and implications for educational practice and parenting.

The series offers 25 timesaving books on critical topics for educating gifted learners. Filled with practical information and advice, these books are ideal for classroom teachers, preservice teachers, and graduate students. In preparing this series, the authors have kept the busy classroom teacher in mind. The result is a timesaving introduction to the most important issues in gifted education.

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About the Author

Paula Olszewski-Kubilius is currently the director of the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University. She has more than 24 years of experience designing and conducting educational programs for learners of all ages including summer programs, weekend programs, distance learning programs, programs for underrepresented gifted students, as well as workshops for parents and teachers. She is active and has had leadership positions in national- and state-level advocacy organizations for gifted children. She was the recipient of the Early Scholar Award from the National Association of Gifted Children in 1987 and selected as the Esther Katz Rosen lecturer in 1997 by the American Psychological Foundation. She has conducted research and published more than 80 articles and book chapters on issues of talent development, particularly the effects of accelerated educational programs and the needs of special populations of gifted children She recently served as the editor of Gifted Child Quarterly and formerly was a coeditor of the Journal of Secondary Gifted Education. She has served on the editorial advisory board of the Journal for the Education of the Gifted, and Gifted Child International, and was a consulting editor for Roeper Review. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy and currently is a member of the boards of the National Association for Gifted Children and the Illinois Association for Gifted Children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Prufrock Press, Inc. (October 15, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593634013
• ISBN-13: 978-1593634018
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,871,643 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)