Families, education and giftedness : case studies in the construction of high achievement /

Families, education and giftedness : case studies in the construction of high achievement / / Laura Mazzoli Smith, Jim Campbell.

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What is it like to be YOUNG, GIFTED AND WORKING CLASS in contemporary England? How do working class family values support high educational achievement? What do researchers and policy makers have to learn about giftedness from working class families? These provocative questions are explored in this g...

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Superior document:Advances in creativity and giftedness
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Smith, Laura Mazzoli.
TeilnehmendeR:
Campbell, Jim.
Year of Publication:2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012.
Language:English
Series:Advances in creativity and giftedness.
Physical Description:1 online resource (196 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • The Social Construction of Giftedness
  • Studying the Family
  • Methodology: An Approach through Narrative
  • Introduction to the Case Studies
  • The Booths’ Tale: Pursuing the Protestant Work Ethic
  • The Breakwells’ Tale: Creating Cultural Capital
  • The Newlands’ Tale: Going for Room at the Top
  • The Desmonds’ Tale: Discovering School as a Liberating Force
  • Interpreting the Families’ Narratives
  • Implications for Policy and Theory
  • Towards Cultural Relativism and Interdisciplinarity in Researching Giftedness
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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