Conference Proceedings
Connecting the Gifted Community Worldwide
Selected Proceedings from the 12th World Conference of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children
Seattle, Washington, USA
July 29 -August 2, 1997
Table of Contents
Part 1: Curriculum and Programs
Programs for the Gifted: To Be or Not to Be
Abraham J. Tannenbaum
Preparing the Gifted Student as Independent Learner
James J. Gallagher
The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented: Lessons Learned and Promises to Keep
Joseph S. Renzulli & E. Jean Gubbins
Can Appropriate Curriculum Become a Reality in Schools
Joyce VanTassel-Baska
If we learn what we live: An everyday curriculum for the development of talent
Lauren A. Sosniak
Differentiating Instruction for Gifted Learners in Mixed Ability Settings: Challenge and Potential
Carol Ann Tomlinson
Straddling the Globe: Connecting Like Minds
Paule Eckhaus
Part 2: Creativity and Identification
Developing Young Adolescent Performers at Juilliard
Rena F. Subotnik
The Etiology of the Core Attributes of Giftedness
Mary M. Frasier
Talent, Creativity and Expertise
John F. Feldhusen
Giftedness, Talent, and Genius: How the Same? How Different?
Dean Keith Simonton
Recognizing Indigenous Creativity
M.K. Raina
Part 3. Emotional Development
Through the Lens of Giftedness
Linda Kreger Silverman
Emotional Giftedness: An Expanded View
Michael M. Piechowski
Brynhild's Fire: Talent, Courage and Betrayal in the Lives of At-Risk Girls
Barbara Kerr & Sharon Robinson Kurpius
Affections and emotions in gifted and talented adolescents
Irma Francisca Buratti
Gifted Children and Social Maladjustment
Beatriz Alvarez González
Part 4: Professional Development
The Interface between Secondary and Post-Secondary Schools: US Alternatives Before and During College for Academically Gifted Students
Nancy M. Robinson
Educational Reform and Gifted Education
Wu-Tien Wu
Gifted Education in the United States: Past, Present and Future
Peter D. Rosenstein