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The idea that a child is intellectually 'gifted' has a social and cultural history.
'Gifted Children' in Britain and the World analyses that social history at multiple scales, and makes the 'voices' of the 'gifted' young themselves central through examination of their poetry, letters, and life--writing.
List of contents
- Introduction
- Everyday Encounters with Stupidity and Intellect, 1944-1962
- Emergent Voluntary Action for Gifted Children, 1963-1969
- Young People's Engagement with Gifted Spaces, 1970-1987
- Making Future Leaders: Psychology, Giftedness, and Legacies of Eugenics, 1970-1989
- Industrial and Industrious Future Elites, 1990-2010
- Gifted Children Saving 'Europe' and 'the World', 1975-2010
- Conclusion
About the author
Jennifer Crane is lecturer in health geographies at the School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, working at the intersection of history, geography, and sociologies of health. Before joining Bristol, she held teaching and research positions at the Universities of Warwick and Oxford, including being PI on a Wellcome Research Fellowship. She has published popular and scholarly works exploring how diverse publics access state welfare, analysing diverse case studies of child welfare, the NHS, and gifted children. Much of her work has employed and driven new analysis of 'experiential expertise', including her first book,
Child Protection in England, 1960-2000.
Summary
The idea that a child is intellectually 'gifted' has a social and cultural history. 'Gifted Children' in Britain and the World analyses that social history at multiple scales, and makes the 'voices' of the 'gifted' young themselves central through examination of their poetry, letters, and life--writing.
