Acts of bullying and victimization experienced by gifted individuals is
a seriously neglected problem, leaving many of these students
emotionally shaken and subject to extreme anxiety and depression. Even
more, based on certain common characteristics of giftedness in
particularly, some gifted individuals can find themselves very
vulnerable to bullying, which can cause even more difficulties in their
interpersonal relationships and development. Despite its importance in
the social-emotional wellness and mental health of gifted children, many
related books do not discuss bullying as a primary or exclusive topic
for students with high abilities.
Identifying, Preventing, and Combating Bullying in Gifted Education
provides a critical review and expanded context within gifted education
to include social, emotional, and cultural (SEC) components of the
bullying phenomenon. It offers a global, multidisciplinary perspective
and has the differential of helping all stakeholders of gifted education
and programming identify, prevent and combat different forms of bullying
and other aggressive behaviors that negatively impact the quality of
education for all gifted students. It presents a balance between
theoretical, methodological and empirical chapters with research,
testimonies and experiences of the authors, clients, and students
shared. Structured and integrated around a coherent central theme, an
additional introduction stages the three sections of the book with each
of the chapters strategically crafted to better equip readers with ways
to identify, prevent and intervene in actions of bullying in gifted
education. Specifically, it serves as a fundamental resource for
educators, teacher-trainers, mental health professionals, and families
of gifted students at all grade levels.
As a call to action, this book aims to better equip readers as advocates
in their service to all students, and gifted students in particular.
Research-based content and topics include identifying the aggressors,
the victims, and the bystanders of bullying; peer-to-peer bullying;
in-depth, personal, and global look at the relationship between
giftedness, vulnerable populations, and bullying; gifted and talented
education policy and practices that foster a micro-aggressive
environment; and issues of equity for special populations, such as
underrepresented student in gifted education. Culminating a unique and
more comprehensive perspective, the contributors are internationally
recognized and award winning experts who have committed their
professional life to work that positively impact the emotional
well-being of students as a critical element to their cognitive and
talent development. Leading authors and specialists from around the
world, and from different academic disciplines and backgrounds to
include education, engineering, physics, counseling, and psychiatry are
featured.
