Patterns and Profiles of Promising Learners From Poverty (The Critical Issues in Equity and Excellence in Gifted Education) [Paperback]

Joyce VanTassel-Baska Ed.D. (Author)

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Publication Date: September 15, 2009 | ISBN-10: 1593633963 | ISBN-13: 978-1593633967

Patterns and Profiles of Promising Learners From Poverty provides a comprehensive review of the issues surrounding the education and inclusion of promising students from poverty in gifted and talented programs.

Patterns and Profiles of Promising Learners From Poverty covers a variety of topics pertinent to the education of students from low-income families, including the role of culture in education, curriculum for promising learners, psychosocial stressors that affect these learners, professional development for teachers of low-income students, and state policy implementation to affect these students' educations. Chapters look specifically at several types of learners from poverty, including rural and urban-area students, African American students, Caucasian students, and high nonverbal, low verbal students.

This book combines research and experience from leading scholars in the field of gifted education in a convenient guide for teachers, administrators, and gifted education program directors.

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About the Author

Joyce VanTassel-Baska is the Jody and Layton Smith Professor of Education at the College of William and Mary, where she initiated and serves as the Executive Director of the Center for Gifted Education. Formerly she initiated and directed the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University. Joyce has also served as state director of gifted programs in Illinois, a regional director, a local coordinator of gifted programs, and a teacher of gifted high school students. Her major research interests are in the talent development process and effective curricular interventions with the gifted.

She is the author of 22 books and has written over 500 other publications on gifted education. She was the editor of Gifted and Talented International for several years and received the Distinguished Scholar Award in 1997 from the National Association for Gifted Children and the Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia in 1993. She received the Distinguished Alumna Achievement Award from the University of Toledo in 2003, the President's Award from the World Council on Gifted and Talented in 2005, and the Collaboration and Diversity Service Award from CEC-TAG in 2007.

She is also the mother of an adolescent daughter. She holds a B.E., M.A., M.E., and Ed.D. from the University of Toledo.

Product Details

• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: Prufrock Press, Inc. (September 15, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593633963
• ISBN-13: 978-1593633967
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A top pick for any educator who want the best from their students, no matter what, February 15, 2010

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This review is from: Patterns and Profiles of Promising Learners From Poverty (The Critical Issues in Equity and Excellence in Gifted Education) (Paperback)

A sharp mind can come from any economic background. "Patterns and Profiles of Promising Learners from Poverty" is a guide for educators who want to give every edge they can when dealing with students who come from backgrounds where academics don't get the funding or support they need to flourish when dealing with a child with significant potential. With chapters on dealing with students from many different backgrounds, "Patterns and Profiles of Promising Learners from Poverty" is a top pick for any educator who want the best from their students, no matter what.