Full Description
Gifted education has come to be regarded as a key national programme in many coutnries, and gifted education in science disciplines is now being recognised to be of major importance for economic and technological development. Despite these initiatives and developments internationally, there are very few discussions on gifted education in science drawing upon practices and experiences in different national contexts. In support of an international dialogue between researchers and practitioners, often working within isolated traditions, this book offers information on key influential approaches to science education for gifted learners and surveys current policy and practice from a diverse range of educational contexts. The volume offers an informative introduction for those new to studying gifted science education, as well as supporting the development of the field by offering examples of critical thinking about key issues, and accounts of the influences at work within education systems and the practical complexities of providing science education for the gifted. The contributions draw upon a variety of research approaches to offer insights into the constraints and affordancxes of working within particular policy contexts, and the strengths and challenges inherent in different approaches to practice.
Chapters include:
Teaching science to the gifted in English state schools: locating a compromised 'gifted & talented' policy within its systemic context
Models of education for science talented adolescents in the United States: Past, present, and likely future trends
Navigating the shifting terrain between policy and practice for gifted learners in Tanzania
Science education for female indigenous gifted students in the Mexican context
Gifted Science Education in the Context of Japanese Standardization
This book will appeal to scholars, practitioners and policy makers who are in the field of gifted science education.
Contents
1. Editor's preface
2. Notes on contributors
3. Chapter 1: Working to meet the needs of school pupils who are gifted in science through school-university initial teacher education partnerships
4. Chapter 2: Effective practices for teaching science to gifted students
5. Chapter 3:'Seaing' the Difference - Turning Policy into Practice in a Secondary Science Gifted Programme in Marine Science
6. Chapter 4: Navigating the shifting terrain between policy and practice for gifted learners in Tanzania
7. Chapter 5: Science education for gifted students in Israel: A dynamic view of giftedness
8. Chapter 6: Science education for the gifted in Singapore -Trends, significance and opportunities
9. Chapter 7: Policy and Practice in Science Education for the Gifted in Taiwan
10. Chapter 8: Growing up to be an outstanding Filipino scientist: Implications for supporting gifted learners
11. Chapter 9: Ways to Strengthen the Nation Competitiveness: Science Gifted Education Policies in High Schools in Korea
12. Chapter 10: Gifted Science Education in the Context of Japanese Standardization
13. Chapter 11: Science Olympiad students: a case study of aspiration, attitude and achievement
14. Chapter 12: Science Education for Female Indigenous Gifted Students in the Mexican Context
15. Chapter 13: Models of Education for Science Talented Adolescents in the United States: Past, Present, and Likely Future Trends
16. Chapter 14: Teaching science to the gifted in English state schools: locating a compromised 'gifted & talented' policy within its systemic context
