TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mazzoli Smith,Laura
AU  - Campbell,Jim
TI  - Families, Education and Giftedness: Case Studies in the Construction of High Achievement
T2  - Advances in Creativity and Giftedness Series
SN  - 9789460919916
AV  - L1-991 
U1  - 371.950941 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Rotterdam
PB  - BRILL
KW  - Gifted children-Education-England
KW  - Home and school-England
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Families, Education and Giftedness: Case Studies in the Construction of High Achievement -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Series Preface -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I Theoretical Perspectives -- Chapter 1 The Social Construction of Giftedness -- Historical Perspectives -- Conceptions of Intelligence and Giftedness -- Giftedness and Social Inclusion -- Ambiguities in Research on Giftedness -- Policy Consequences -- Giftedness and the Family Context -- A Light at the End of the Neurological Tunnel? -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 Studying the Family -- Family Culture and Educational Attainment:  The Risk of Determinism -- The Contribution of Family Systems Theory -- Sociology of the Family: Some Contemporary Ideas -- Theorising the Family: A Possible Way Forward -- Chapter 3 Methodology: An Approach through Narrative -- Methodological Orientations -- Foundations of a Composite Method -- Part II The Case Studies -- Introduction to the Case Studies -- Chapter 4 The Booths' Tale: Pursuing the Protestant Work Ethic -- Background -- The Structure of the Interviews -- Upward Mobility -- Social Class and Education -- Giftedness -- Chapter 5 The Breakwells' Tale: Creating Cultural Capital -- Background -- The Structure of the Interview -- A Commitment to Tradition -- Social Class and Education -- Giftedness -- Chapter 6 The Newlands' Tale: Going for Room at the Top -- Background -- The Structure of the Interviews -- Financial and Social Status -- Social Class and Education -- Giftedness -- Chapter 7 The Desmonds' Tale: Discovering School as a Liberating Force -- Background -- The Structure of the Interviews -- Damaged by Schooling -- Social Class and Education -- Giftedness -- Part III Interpretations and Conclusion -- Chapter 8 Interpreting the Families' Narratives -- Addressing the Research Questions; Chapter 9 Implications for Policy and Theory -- Introduction -- Constructions of Giftedness -- Families, Social Class and Educational Values -- Chapter 10 Towards Cultural Relativism and Interdisciplinarity in  Researching Giftedness -- Introduction -- The Case for Cultural Relativism -- Bibliography -- Index
N2  - 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 ground-breaking book
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