Psychosocial Development of the Gifted: Implications for a Counseling Intervention for Gifted Students

• Published in: Gifted education international Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 213 - 225
• Main Author: Sisk, Dorothy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.04.2005; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Academic achievement; Academically Gifted; Accelerated education; Classrooms; Cognitive development; Counseling; Counselling; Counselling services; Disputes; Gifted children; Gifted students; Intervention; Legislation; Psychology; Psychosocial development; Psychosocial factors; Public Schools; School environment; Social development; Special Classes; Special needs children; Special schools; Students; Testing Programs; USA; Youth

Traditional approaches to the education of gifted children and youth have focused on cognitive dimensions, with a program emphasis of enriched and accelerated education, providing services in special classes, special schools, and in the regular classroom. In the current public school environment in...