Gifted Education in Rural Schools: Developing Place-Based Interventions Contributor(s): Azano, Amy Price (Editor), Callahan, Carolyn M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0367861224 ISBN-13: 9780367861223 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Special Education - Gifted - Education | Rural - Social Science | Sociology - Rural |
Dewey: 371.95 |
LCCN: 2020045718 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) 220 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This text draws on data from a five-year longitudinal study focusing on gifted education programs in high poverty rural areas in the US. It provides a framework for the use of place-based interventions to effectively serve gifted students, reduce opportunity gaps, and address stereotype threat. Recognizing that gifted learners are often underrepresented in rural contexts, the text adopts a social justice lens to outline the unique challenges of fostering advanced education in rural school districts. Using opportunities to learn and best practices in gifted education to inform interventions and practice, the text offers in-depth explanation of how place-based approaches can be used to identify gifted students and ensure that curricula are designed to respect the setting, students, and teachers. The text is structured into three parts, providing the reader with a logical and comprehensive progression through theoretical foundations, the practicalities of implementation, and the process and outcomes of measuring and validating outcomes. Given its unique approach to gifted education programs, this book will prove to be an indispensable and timely resource for scholars working to develop gifted education and educational interventions with and for rural schools. |