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1. Exceptionality in East Asia

   Explorations in the Actiotope Model of Giftedness

   Edited by Shane N. Phillipson, Heidrun Stoeger, Albert Ziegler

   The continual successes of students from East-Asia are confirmed in a variety of international tests of academic achievement and yet, despite this attainment, many scholars have realised that a substantial proportion of these students are also underachieving. Using the actiotope model of...

   Published January 9th 2013 by Routledge
2. Conceptions of Giftedness

   Socio-Cultural Perspectives

   Edited by Shane N. Phillipson, Maria McCann

   The effective education of gifted children is one of the most significant challenges facing educational systems in many countries around the world, made particularly difficult by the forces of globalization. Conceptions of Giftedness describes the unique and varied ways cultures conceive of...

   Published January 29th 2007 by Routledge