Gifted Education Policy: A First Step on a Difficult but Necessary JourneyGifted Education Policy: A First Step on a Difficult but Necessary Journey

Abstract

Given the importance of education policy to gifted education, I have always been surprised at the relative lack of scholarship in this area. The edited book Public Policy in Gifted Education (see record 2004-13603-000) helps fill the void in gifted education policy. Part of a 12-volume series put together under the series editorship of Sally Reis, this book looks back on some of the most influential articles on gifted education in honor of the 50th anniversary of the National Association for Gifted Children. The book consists of 11 highly cited articles previously published in the field's major journal, Gifted Child Quarterly, between 1980 and 2000. This edited volume is a very good introduction to gifted education policy, but the field still needs a comprehensive analysis of current policy issues that impact gifted education. However, regardless of the work to be done, readers will find this book to be the foundation on which we build current and future education policy efforts in gifted education. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)