| Talented Teenagers: The Roots of Success and Failure Contributor(s): Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly (Author), Rathunde, Kevin (Author), Whalen, Samuel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521574633 ISBN-13: 9780521574631 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $57.94 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1996 Annotation: The findings in this book are the results of a monumental five-year study of a group of exceptionally talented teenagers, examining the role that personality traits, family interactions, education, and the social environment play in a young person's motivation to develop his or her talent. Diagrams. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Developmental - Child - Psychology | Developmental - Adolescent |
| Dewey: 155.508 |
| LCCN: 97106421 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.06" W x 9.18" (1.07 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Talented Teenagers is a fascinating and absorbing examination of what makes adolescents tick: what roles personality traits, family interactions, education, and the social environment play in a young person's motivation to develop his or her talent. Vivid descriptions in the students' own words bring the material to life. Parents, teachers, psychologists, and counselors will find in these pages concrete information abou the conditions that foster the cultivation of mental abilities in adolescence, for both the gifted and the average student. |