"_Beyond Terman: Contemporary Longitudinal Studies of Giftedness and Talent_ is an important contribution to the literature in two fields - those of gifted education and educational research. It is significant for the former in terms of the insights and understandings it provides about giftedness and its nurture. It is important for the latter for its elucidations of the methodology associated with longitudinal research. The editors point out that [the] volume presents recent collected works that demonstrate the fit between longitudinal methodology and the central issues of gifted education. Collectively, the studies investigate the early determinants of later academic and career achievement and creativity while employing varied identification practices, perspectives, theoretical orientations, and populations. The studies described vary along many dimensions, including research problem, sample size and character, length of study, data collection procedures and sources, and longitudinal orientation (i.e., emergent/developmental or retrospective). The studies deal with a variety of talent areas, such as academic achievement, science, technical creativity, music, creative and productive thinking, and career development. The samples include gifted and talented children, youths, and adults, both males and females. Although most of the studies deal with identified gifted/talented individuals, one is a retrospective look at the achievements of graduate students in a university-level leadership education program. Studies originating in Germany and Israel add an international flavor and, more importantly, remind us that there is good research being conducted beyond the borders of the U.S.
By having each of the contributors follow a similar format in their presentations, the editors - both of whom report on their own longitudinal studies - made it easier for the reader to view the studies cumulatively so that when the last chapter is reached, the "Lessons from the Collected Studies" are clear and make good sense."
Author(s): Rena F. Subotnik, Karen D. Arnold
Series: Creativity Research
Publisher: Ablex Publishing Corporation
Year: 1994
Language: English
Pages: 480
Tags: gifted people, longitudinal studies, Lewis Terman, intelligence, SMPY, Illinois Valedictorian Project, Westinghouse Science Talent Search, Munich Longitudinal Study of giftedness, creativity, musical development, Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, heritability, Project Choice, Program for Academic and Creative Enrichment (PACE)
- About the Authors
- Foreword", Harry Passow
- Acknowledgments
1. "Longitudinal Study of Giftedness and Talent", Rena F. Subotnik and Karen D. Arnold
2. The Illinois Valedictorian Project: Early Adult Careers of Academically Talented Male High School Students", Karen D. Arnold
3. "Adult Manifestations of Adolescent Talent in Science: A Longitudinal Study of 1983 Westinghouse Science Talent Search Winners", Rena F. Subotnik and Cynthia L. Steiner
4. "The Munich Longitudinal Study of Giftedness", Christoph Perleth and Kurt A. Heller
5. "The Development of Basic Cognitive Components of Technical Creativity: A Longitudinal Comparison of Children and Youth with High and Average Intelligence", Ernst A. Hany
6. "Conditions of Giftedness: Musical Development in the Preschool and Early Elementary Years", Lyle Davidson and Larry Scripp
7. "Giftedness and Professional Training: The Impact of Music Reading Skills on Musical Development of Conservatory Students", Larry Scripp and Lyle Davidson
8. "Creative Thinking and Creative Performance in Adolescents as Predictors of Creative Attainments in Adults: A Follow-up Study After 18 Years", Roberta M. Milgram and Eunsook Hong
9. "The Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking: From Design Through Establishment of Predictive Validity", Bonnie Cramond
10. "The Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth: The First Three Decades of a Planned 50-Year Study of Intellectual Talent", David Lubinski and Camilla Persson Benbow
11. "The Achievement of Eminence: A Longitudinal Study of Exceptionally Gifted Boys and Their Families", Robert S. Albert
12. "Project Choice: A Longitudinal Study of the Career Development of Gifted and Talented Young Women", Elyse S. Fleming and Constance L. Hollinger
13. "A Generation of Leaders in Gifted Education", Rose A. Rudnitski
14. "The Program for Academic and Creative Enrichment (PACE): A Follow-up Study Ten Years Later", Sidney M. Moon and John F. Feldhusen
15. "Characteristics of High-Level Creative Productivity: A Longitudinal Study of Students Identified by Renzulli's Three-Ring Conception of Giftedness", Marcia Delcourt
15. "Lessons from Contemporary Longitudinal Studies", Karen D. Arnold and Rena F. Subotnik
- Author Index
- Subject Index
