Colm O'Reilly – författare

This comprehensive new handbook offers insight into the knowledge and experience needed to meet the needs of Europe’s high-ability students. Tracking all the major developments in the field and covering a large scope of topics, this book is a major addition to the literature on gifted education in Europe.Written by international experts, chapters cover theories and conceptions of giftedness and talent, ways of identifying talent in different domains; Languages, STEM, Creativity and problem solving, and non-academic talents like music and sports. Special attention is paid for social, emotional, and motivational development and talent for special groups: high-ability people with other challenges, like ASD or ADHD, women, LGBTQ+, adults, minorities and people with a lower socio-economic background. This book also touches on European research and practice networks designed to support those working in the field of gifted education and mental health care.The European Handbook of Gifted Education and Talent Development is essential reading for educators, researchers, psychologists and anyone interested in gifted education in Europe.