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Title Let the tall poppies flourish : advocating to achieve educational justice for all gifted students / edited by Susan Nikakis
Published Heidelberg, Vic. : Heidelberg Press, 2012
©2012

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Description xv, 151 pages : colour illustration, portraits. ; 25 cm
Contents 1. Why do we need to advocate for gifted students? -- 2. Seeking justice for twice exceptional learners -- 3. The voices of gifted girls call for justice -- 4. Justice for gifted rural students -- 5. Styling up: Indigenous perspectives on giftedness -- 6. Justice for gifted marginalised students -- 7. The hidden girls' challenges facing gifted girls in Saudi Arabia -- 8. Sharing the stage: gifted boys in schools today -- 9. Justice across the ditch -- 10. Justice for gifted artistic students: how to nurture artistically gifted students
Summary Why do we need to advocate to achieve justice for gifted students? Wouldn't school be easy for these students? Don't the teachers have enough to do without worrying about the students who can already understand the work? This book explores these questions and more, with contributions from Australian and international scholars
Analysis Australian
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Gifted children -- Education -- Australia.
Author Nikakis, Susan, editor
ISBN 9781920889616 (paperback)
9781920889623 (hbk.)
Other Titles Advocating to achieve educational justice for all gifted students