دانلود کتاب International Handbook of Research and Development of Giftedness and Talent

"In his presentation at an international meeting on "Research Problems in Developing Giftedness" at the University of Munich in May 1988, A. Harry Passow, then President of the World Council on Gifted and Talented Children, Inc. (WCGT), observed that the time had come for the development of a handbook on research on giftedness. Such a handbook, he argued, would provide researchers, theorists, practitioners and program planners with an understanding of what the knowledge base was and what lacunae existed regarding the identification and nurturing of the gifted and it would help in the framing of questions and the designing of studies which would enhance our understanding of the complex phenomenon of giftedness.
...Until relatively recently, publication of research findings and other material concerning the gifted was thought by many to be a "peculiarly American phenomenon". While it is true that more publications emanate from the United States scurces in the form of books, journals, reports, dissertations and other materials than from any other nation, the improvement in international communication has made it clear that the U.S.A. has no monopoly in this field. The increase in international and regional meetings and the exchange of various kinds of publications has had two consequences: (a) it has enhanced the flow of information cross-nationally and (b) it has made clear the need for taking stock of the knowledge base if the field of the gifted is to move ahead.
The published proceedings of the biennial World Conferences on Gifted and Talented Children include contributors from many nations but, since these are conference presentations, they tend to be primarily nondata based reports and program or practice descriptions. Numerous books are published each year dealing with some aspect of giftedness, but these tend to be topic-specific. In the U.S.A., a monthly publication titled Resources in Education (issued by the E'RIC system which includes one center responsible for materials on the gifted and talented) disseminates abstracts: primarily of unpublished reports and papers. International exchanges are somewhat sparse - there are few international journals. Most publications cover only local, national or regional projects. The expanding cross-national communication between individuals and groups has done much to sensitize many persons in the field to the growing body of information about the gifted and talented.
Thus, it seemed to the editors that the field of gifted education could profit from a comprehensive handbook designed to provide a synthesis and critical review of the significant theory and research dealing with all aspects of giftedness, one which included contributors from the many nations where such research and program development was occurring. We viewed the undertaking with 80 contributors from 18 countries on six continents as a kind of international stock-taking. While the contributors provide a broad base for an international information exchange, they also provide insights into research deficits and research needs."