Gifted education has a troubled history. It has been attacked justly as an elitist enterprise that entrenches existing inequities. At the same time, however, those who have studied giftedness, creativity, and talent development for the past several decades have learned a lot about how people's abilities develop. By applying this knowledge more…

This handbook incorporates the most recent thinking and cutting-edge research from a wide range of fields related to gifted education, including developmental and social psychology, the neurosciences, cognitive science, and education. It consists of six sections: (1) History and global perspectives on the gifted field and talent development; (2)…

Back in the early 1990s, three Manitoba School districts launched the "Lost Prizes" project to reclaim talented, at-risk high-school dropouts. Despite their unique gifts, these relationship-resistant youth were disenchanted, disillusioned, and disconnected. Many had major substance abuse problems and were engaged in serious criminal…