Talented Teenagers: The Roots of Success and Failure (Cambridge Studies in Social & Emotional Development)

Whalen, Samuel,Rathunde, Kevin,Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly

ISBN 10: 0521415780 / ISBN 13: 9780521415781

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1993

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Talented Teenagers: The Roots of Success and Failure (Cambridge Studies in Social & Emotional Development)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521415780
• ISBN 13: 9780521415781
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Talented Teenagers is a fascinating and absorbing examination of what makes adolescents tick: what roles personality traits, family interactions, education, and the social environment play in a young person's motivation to develop his or her talent. Vivid descriptions in the students' own words bring the material to life. Parents, teachers, psychologists, and counselors will find in these pages concrete information abou the conditions that foster the cultivation of mental abilities in adolescence, for both the gifted and the average student.

Book Description

Talented Teenagers is a fascinating and absorbing examination of what makes adolescents tick: what roles personality traits, family interactions, education, and the social environment play in a young person's motivation to develop his or her talent. Vivid descriptions in the students' own words bring the material to life.