Sources of Giftedness in Nature and Nurture: Historical Origins of Enduring Controversies.

Grinder, Robert E.

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ERIC Number: EJ415041

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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Sources of Giftedness in Nature and Nurture: Historical Origins of Enduring Controversies.

Grinder, Robert E.

Gifted Child Quarterly, v34 n2 p50-55 Spr 1990

Theories are discussed concerning the relative significance of biological and environmental issues to giftedness, with discussion organized into the "onset" period of the late nineteenth century, with contributions by Charles Darwin, Frances Galton, and Karl Pearson; and the "flowering" period of the early twentieth century with Lewis Terman. (JDD)

Descriptors: Behavior Development, Biological Influences, Environmental Influences, Gifted, Heredity, History, Nature Nurture Controversy, Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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