Playing favorites : gifted education and the disruption of community /
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| Author / Creator: | Sapon-Shevin, Mara |
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| Imprint: | Albany, N.Y.: State University of New York Press, c1994. |
| Description: | xxx, 275 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Gifted children -- Education -- United States Gifted children -- United States -- Identification. Gifted children -- Education. Gifted children -- Identification. United States. |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1585695 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction: Schools as Communities
- 1. Underserved and Over-Deserving: Rationales for the Support of Gifted Education
- 2. They're Good, They Don't Ask: Silence and Voice on Gifted Education
- 3. It Takes a Special Person to Work with Those Kids: Teachers and the Gifted Category
- 4. These Kids Really Show Themselves Early: Choosing Children for the Enrichment Program
- 5. I Only Want What's Best for My Child: Parents and Gifted Education
- 6. The Kids with Disposable Incomes: Meritocracy and Gifted Education
- 7. Visions of an Inclusive Future
- References
- Index