1st Edition

Effective Teaching in Gifted Education Using a Whole School Approach

By Wendy Robinson, Jim Campbell Copyright 2010
184 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge

Effective teaching for gifted and talented students is high on the agenda of school systems across the world. Written by leading international scholars in the field, Effective Teaching in Gifted Education presents a thoroughly enlightening analysis of the practice of schools judged to be outstanding in their effective teaching of gifted and talented students. Eight in-depth case studies draw... Read more
Selected Contents: Section 1: Introduction  1. Policy and Practice in gifted and talented education  2. Review of evidence on effective teaching and learning of gifted and talented education  Section 2: Eight Case Studies  A summary of the school’s contextual information  The School G&T policy, including the role of the coordinator  The Senior Management Team and Governing body stance and commitment  The school’s environment, ethos and culture  The students’ perceptions and their experience of the school culture, values and ethos  Descriptions of Classroom Practice and Pedagogy  Case study 1: Differentiated Teaching and Learning in an Urban Specialist School  Case Study 2: Gifted Education in an Inner-City Multi-Ethnic Comprehensive  Case Study 3: Teaching and Learning in a Rural Comprehensive  Case Study 4: Personalised Learning in a Sixth Form College  Case Study 5: Effective Teaching in a Girls Selective School  Case Study 6: Effective Teaching in a Boys Selective School  Case Study 7: Developing Talent in a Performing Arts School  Case Study 8: Teaching and Learning On-line  Section 3: Analysis  Cross case themes: issues arising for practitioners, school leadership, policy-makers and researchers  Section 4: Appendix on Research Methodology  Glossary  Bibliography

Biography

Wendy Robinson is Professor of Education at the Graduate School of Education, University of Exeter, UK.

Jim Campbell is Emeritus Professor at the Warwick Institute of Education and former Director of Research at the now disbanded National Academy of Gifted and Talented Youth, University of Warwick, UK.