A Reflective Conversation With Barbara Clark

Abstract

Dr Barbara Clark is a Professor Emeritus in the Charter College of Education at California State University, Los Angeles. Dr Clark is the author of the widely used text, ‘Growing Up Gifted’, now in its sixth edition (2002), published by Merrill/Prentice-Hall and ‘Optimizing Learning’ published by the same company in 1986. In addition, she has published many articles in a variety journals, serves as editor of ‘World Gifted’, and is a review editor for several journals including ‘The Gifted Education Communicator’, and ‘Gifted and Talented International’. Dr Clark is the Immediate Past President of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children, a Past President of the National Association for Gifted Children, and is on the board of Directors and a Past President of the California Association for the Gifted. She was named California State University, Los Angeles Outstanding Professor of 1978–1979 and nominated for California State Universities and College Trustees Award for Outstanding Professor in 1980-1981 and 1984–1985. Dr Clark received the World Council International Distinguished Service award in 2003. Dr Clark has presented major addresses and workshops throughout the United States, Australia, Austria, Canada, England, Mexico, South Africa, the Netherlands, China, Kyrgyzstan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Spain, Turkey, and Thailand. Her current interests are in the improvement of gifted education, the further development of Integrative Education, a model for optimizing learning that is based on brain/mind research, and research into intuitive intelligence.