Values and Foundations in Gifted Education

Contents: Kirsi Tirri: Introduction - Ilkka Niiniluoto: Ethical Issues of Research and Education - Risto Saarinen: Virtues, Gifts and Talents: Protestant and Catholic Traditions - Jane Piirto: Understanding Visual Artists - Joan Freeman: What Happens when Gifted and Talented Children Grow Up? - Risto Hotulainen/Kristiina Lappalainen: Correlation Between Identified Academic Potential and Talent Development: Results from the 15-Year Study - James Reed Campbell: Parent-Teacher Partnerships: Maximizing Parental Influence - Helga Joswig: Supporting Highly Gifted Pupils in Lower Elementary Classes - Seokhee Cho/Minhee Kang/Doehee Ahn: Effects of Science High Schools on the Development of Talent in Science for Korean Gifted Students - Heidrun Stoeger/Albert Ziegler/Diana Schimke/Carolina Cozacu: Empirical Examination of a One-Year Mentoring Program for Gifted Girls in the Fields of Mathematics and the Natural Sciences - Joseph S. Renzulli/Sally M. Reis: A Computerized Strength Assessment and Internet Based Enrichment Program for Developing Giftedness and Talents - Jean-Luc Patry: VaKE - Introduction and Theoretical Background - Wilma Vialle: Spiritual Intelligence: An Important Dimension of Giftedness - Kirsi Tirri/Petri Nokelainen/Martin Ubani: Do Gifted Students Have Spiritual Intelligence?

The Editor: Kirsi Tirri, Ph.D., M.Th. is a Professor of Religious Education at the Department of Practical Theology at the University of Helsinki, Finland and a Visiting Professor at the Department of Education and Professional Studies at King's College, London. Her research interests include moral and religious education, gifted education, teacher education, and cross-cultural studies. She has published several books and journal articles related to these fields.