Exploring Gifted Education ─ Australian and New Zealand Perspectives

This book provides a broad-ranging exploration of key topics in contemporary gifted education. Emphasising Australian and New Zealand contexts and their contributions to the worldwide gifted community, leading experts in the field provide an analysis and synthesis of current theory, research and practice, and outline an agenda for future research in gifted education. This is an essential text for those studying or working in gifted education in Australia and New Zealand, and for those outside of the region interested in a cross-cultural understanding of the unique history, challenges and practices of gifted education in Australia and New Zealand.

Jennifer L. Jolly, is an Associate Professor at the University of Alabama, and her previous positions include Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales. She has served as Association Editor for the National Association for Gifted Children and editor of Parenting for High Potential. Her research interests include the history of gifted education, parents of gifted children, and homeschooling gifted children.

Jane M. Jarvis, is a Senior Lecturer at Flinders University in South Australia, where her research, teaching, and consultancy work with schools focuses on addressing learner diversity through differentiated curriculum and inclusive educational practices, including for gifted students. Jane is an Associate Editor of the Australasian Journal of Gifted Education.