Understanding the Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Students

<p>The second edition of <i>Understanding the Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Students</i> presents a comprehensive treatment of social and emotional development in high-ability learners. This text:</p><ul> <li>Discusses theories that guide the examination of the lived experiences of gifted students.</li> <li>Features new topics, such as cyberbullying and microaggressions.</li> <li>Covers social and emotional characteristics and behaviors evidenced in gifted learners.</li> <li>Includes considerations for gifted underachievers, gifted culturally diverse students, twice-exceptional students, LGBTQ gifted students, and young people from low-income backgrounds.</li> <li>Describes gifted students' friendships and family relationships that support them, contextual influences that shape their social and emotional lives, and identity development.</li> </ul><p></p><p>The author provides a wealth of field-tested strategies for addressing social and emotional development. In addition, the book offers a plan for designing a gifted-friendly classroom environment to support the social and emotional well-being of gifted students and a comprehensive collection of resources to support professionals in gifted education research and practice.</p> Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1 Theories of Psychological Development Guiding Our Understanding of Gifted Students Chapter 2 Social and Emotional Characteristics and Traits of Gifted Young People: Part I Chapter 3 Social and Emotional Characteristics and Traits of Gifted Young People: Part II Chapter 4 Contextual Influences on the Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Students Chapter 5 Identity Development in Gifted Students Chapter 6 Relationships That Influence Social and Emotional Development Chapter 7 Teachers and Counselors Supporting Gifted Underachieving Students Chapter 8 Supporting the Social and Emotional Development of Twice-Exceptional Students Chapter 9 Supporting the Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Culturally Diverse Students Chapter 10 Designing Classroom Environments for Social and Emotional Development Epilogue References Appendix A Literature to Guide Gifted Students Appendix B Examining Biographies With Gifted Students Appendix C Picture Book Biographies Appendix D Selected Bibliography of Films for Guided Viewing With Gifted Students About the Author Name Index Subject Index