1st Edition
Exceptionality in East Asia Explorations in the Actiotope Model of Giftedness
List of contributors Foreword Preface 1. The actiotope model of giftedness: An introduction to some central theoretical assumptions Albert Ziegler, Wilma Vialle, Bastian Wimmer 2. Talent Development as Adaption: The Role of Educational and Learning Capital Albert Ziegler & Joseph Baker 3. Confucianism, learning self-concept and the development of exceptionality Shane N. Phillipson 4. Pathways to Artistic Giftedness: Developmental Theory as a Complement to the Actiotope Model of Giftedness Marion Porath 5. Chinese Students and Mathematical Problem Solving: An Application of the Actiotope Model of Giftedness Rosemary Callingham 6. Intelligence and academic achievement – with a focus on the actiotope model of giftedness Aljoscha C. Neubauer 7. Goal orientations and the development of subjective action space in Chinese students Rebecca Wing-yi Cheng and Shane N. Phillipson 8. Social-emotional development of Chinese gifted students: A review based within the actiotope model of giftedness Mantak Yuen and Ricci W. Fong 9. The ‘Tiger Mother’ factor: Curriculum, schooling and mentoring of Asian students in an Australian context Wilma Vialle 10. Parental involvement within the actiotope model of giftedness: What it means for East-Asian students Sivanes Phillipson and Sin Yin Janet Yick 11. Support-oriented identification of gifted students in East Asia according to the actiotope model of giftedness Heidrun Stoeger 12. Twice-exceptional students with deafness or hard-of-hearing and giftedness Kevin C. P. Yuen 13. Gifted education policy and the development of exceptionality: A Hong Kong perspective Stephen D. Tommis and Shane N. Phillipson 14. The gifted and talented and effective learning: A Focus on the actiotope model of giftedness in the Asian context Dennis M McInerney
Biography
Shane N. Phillipson, PhD, is Associate Professor and Associate Dean in the Faculty of Education at Monash University, Australia and previously at the Hong Kong Institute of Education.
Heidrun Stoeger, PhD, is Chair Professor of Educational Sciences (School Research, School Development, and Evaluation) at Regensburg University, Germany. She is Vice President of the International Research Association for Talent Development and Excellence (IRATDE) and Editor-in-Chief of High Ability Studies.
Albert Ziegler, PhD, is the Secretary General of the International Research Association for Talent Development and Excellence (IRATDE). He is Chair Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and Editor-in-Chief of Talent Development & Excellence.
