Underachievement in Gifted Education: Perspectives, Practices, and Possibilities

This book provides an opportunity for researchers, professionals, and practitioners working directly with gifted individuals to engage with and examine the concept of underachievement of highly capable and talented individuals from different perspectives.

Author: Kristina Henry Collins
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 08/30/2023
Pages: 234
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9781032439549

About the Author

Kristina Henry Collins is an Associate Professor of Talent Development at Texas State University and the Immediate Past President for Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG, Inc.). She is an award-winning researcher and nationally recognized expert in identity and talent development of underrepresented and underserved students in gifted, STEM, and advanced academics.

Javetta Jones Roberson serves as the District Coordinator of Secondary Advanced Academics & Gifted and Talented in McKinney ISD in McKinney, Texas. She is an Adjunct Professor in the Teacher Education and Administration Department at the University of North Texas.

Fernanda Hellen Ribeiro Piske is a globally respected expert in giftedness, inclusive and special education with a doctorate in Education from the Federal University of Paraná State, Brazil. She is the founder and President of Institute C&S - Creativity & Giftedness, for gifted students and 2e students, in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.