Girls, Women and Giftedness. Paperback by Dr Julie Ellis, John Willinsky

This is a major collection of contributions by leaders in the field of gifted education.

Edited by Dr Julie Ellis and John Willinsky

Contents:

Preface and Acknowledgments, Julie L. Ellis

Introduction: Girls, Women and Giftedness, John Willinsky

Part One: Conceptualizing Giftedness

It All Began with Leta Hollingworth: The Story of Giftedness in Women by Linda Kreger Silverman What is Given in Giftedness? by David G. Smith

Part Two: Girls, Gifts and the School

We Can’t Change What We Don’t Recognize: Understanding the Special Needs of Gifted Females by Sally M. Reis Pedagogic Interventions for Gifted Girls and Women by Angeline Martel

Part Three: Nurturing Giftedness in Girls and Women

Selection for Giftedness Programs: Why the Gender Imbalance? by Maurice Daignault, Alison Edwards,Cheryl Pohlman & Ann McCabe

Necessary and Sufficient Characteristics: The Voices of Nine Eminent Canadian Women by Sylvia Solomon Joanna: One Life History and the Universal Woman in Science by Jennifer Smith and Richard Butt Gifted Women Who Fail: Giving Away the Gift by Carolyn A. Weyand

Part Four: Realizing Gifts

The Career Development of Gifted Girls and Women by Barbara A. Kerr

Survey of Eminent Canadian Women: Demographic Data by C. Yewchuk, S. Chatterton and J. Jackson Living Out the Promise of High Potential: Perceptions of 100 Gifted Women by Kathleen D. Noble

Part Five: The Conversation of Gifted Women: A Roundtable Discussion

Issues at the Intersection of Gender and Giftedness

Future Directions for Research and Program Development