| Description |
x, 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- Part I. Talented Teens: 2. What is talent? -- 3. How the study was conducted: methods and procedures -- 4. What are talented teenagers like? -- 5. How talented teenagers live -- Part II. The development of Talent: 6. Fields and domains of talent in adolescence -- 7. The experience of talent -- 8. How families influence the development of talent -- 9. Schools, teachers, and talent development -- Part III. The Cultivation of Talent: 10. Commitment to talent and its correlates -- 11. Cultivating talent throughout life -- 12. What have we learned? -- Appendixes -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
A study of over 200 talented teenagers examining what roles family, education, and social environment play in an adolescent's motivation |
| Analysis |
Adolescents Psychology |
| Notes |
First paperback edition, 1997--T.p. verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-298) and index |
| Subject |
Teenagers and the environment -- Longitudinal studies.
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Gifted teenagers -- Longitudinal studies.
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| Author |
Rathunde, Kevin Raymond, 1957-
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Whalen, Samuel.
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| LC no. |
92038165 |
| ISBN |
0521415780 |
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0521574633 (paperback) |
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