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Greatest Potential, Greatest Need: Soaring Beyond Expectations, Institute For The Development Of Gifted Education, Ricks Center For Gifted Children, University Of Denver, Norma Lu Hafenstein, Ellen Honeck, Allison Tung
Greatest Potential, Greatest Need: Soaring Beyond Expectations, Institute For The Development Of Gifted Education, Ricks Center For Gifted Children, University Of Denver, Norma Lu Hafenstein, Ellen Honeck, Allison Tung
Perspectives in Gifted Education
As an introduction, this article provides context for consideration of a special population of gifted children, the highly gifted. Justification for specialized service for this population, recommendations regarding various content area applications, and rationales for these students' need to find a place of belonging are examined and discussed. Special considerations are given to the interactions between cognitive levels and affective intensities. The core materials for this volume originated with selected presentations from "Greatest Potential, Greatest Need: Soaring Beyond Expectations- a Conference on Highly Gifted Children" hosted by the Institute for the Development of Gifted Education, Morgridge College of Education, University …