Nurturing the Gifted Female A Guide for Educators and Parents [Paperback]

Strengthen gifted girls' potential by exploring characteristics of girls' giftedness; factors affecting development; issues of resilience, self-efficacy, and personal ethics; and the importance of supportive adults.

Strengthen gifted girls' potential by exploring characteristics of girls' giftedness; factors affecting development; issues of resilience, self-efficacy, and personal ethics; and the importance of supportive adults.

A nice addition to the literature on gifted youth. It cites a growing concern over the disengagement of young gifted girls and offers realistic strategies to support and nurture them throughout their educational career. The?examples through stories are a major strength. I hope this book inspires teachers to see the giftedness in all children, nurture their voices, and help them develop to their fullest potential. Navans insightful description and analysis of giftedness provides those of us who teach, mentor, and parent girls and young women with a road map to recognize and support their achievement and development. The stories, which?describe girls and young women from a variety of backgrounds, are a pleasure to read.Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. Introduction: Gifted Voices
2. Giftedness: A Qualitative Difference
3. The Gifted Female
4. Voice
5. The Resilient Self
6. Autonomy and Affiliation
7. Achieving Efficacy
8. Agency: The Destination
9. Conclusion: A Celebration of the Female Spirit
Resources
Appendix A: The Voices: Participants on the Journey
Appendix B: Learning Log Template
References
Index