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Previewing a Collaborative Exploration of Gifted Education and Talent Development in the 21st Century

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Giftedness and Talent in the 21st Century

Part of the book series: Advances in Creativity and Giftedness ((ACAG,volume 10))

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Are gifted and talented young people ready to handle complex 21st-century socioeconomic, political, cultural, and technological conditions when they move into adulthood? Will complex 21st-century societies benefit sufficiently from the actions of the gifted and talented to survive and thrive in the rapidly evolving context of 21st-century globalization? While most of the research, practice, and theory development in gifted education focuses on the effectiveness of current practices and pays little attention to large-scale global issues there are some exceptions.

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Ambrose, D., Sternberg, R.J. (2016). Previewing a Collaborative Exploration of Gifted Education and Talent Development in the 21st Century. In: Ambrose, D., Sternberg, R.J. (eds) Giftedness and Talent in the 21st Century. Advances in Creativity and Giftedness, vol 10. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-503-6_1

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