Larisa V. Shavinina , PhD,is a Professor at the Université du Québec en Outaouais, Canada. She has been an innovation consultant to the governments of Canada, the USA, Dubai, Singapore, and other countries, and has acted as editor-in-chief of two other field-defining handbooks.

• Contributors, Preface: universal readiness to develop innovators, PART I Introduction, PART II The nature of innovation education, PART III Creativity as a foundation of innovation education, PART IV Assessment and identification related issues of innovation education, PART V From advances in giftedness and gifted education to innovation education, PART VI The role of teachers, parents, and schools in the development of innovators, PART VII Research on mathematical talent and innovations in math education for developing innovators, PART VIII Innovations in science education for developing innovators, PART IX How does technology education contribute to innovation education?, PART X Innovation management, entrepreneurship, and innovation education, PART XI Policy implications, institutional, and government efforts in innovation education, PART XII Conclusions, Index