NOTE: There are many other resources included on the "Links" page of this website, including conference presentation handouts on a variety of topics, from Acceleration through Mindsets to Social/Emotional Development and Stressors, and links to some excellent resource networks such as the National Association for Gifted Children (US) and Hoagies.
Recent Books and Articles by the Authors
Books
Balchin, T., Hymer, B. J., & Matthews, D. J. (Eds.) (2009). The Routledge International Companion to Gifted Education. Abingdon, UK: RoutledgeFalmer. Flyer describing the book.
Horowitz, F. D., Subotnik, R. F., & Matthews, D. J. (Eds.) (2009). The Development of Giftedness and Talent across the Life Span. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Flyer describing the book.
Chapters in Books
Foster, J.F. (2009). Entries: Canada, Extracurricular Activities, Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation, Parental Attitudes, Teacher Training, and Thinking Skills. In B. F. Kerr, Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent. Sage.
Foster, J. F. (2006). Foreword. Accent on essential life skills (2nd edition). Otto Schmidt. Toronto, ON: Accent on Skills Consulting.
Matthews, D. J. (2009). Elitism. In B. F. Kerr, Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent. Sage.
Matthews, D. J. (2009). How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Gifted Education in New York City. In L. Shavinina (Ed.). The Handbook on Giftedness(pp. 1365-1384). Springer Science.
Matthews, D. J. (2009). Developmental transitions in giftedness and talent: Childhood to adolescence. In F. D. Horowitz, R. F. Subotnik, & D. J. Matthews (Eds.) The development of giftedness and talent across the life span (pp. 89-108). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Matthews, D. J. (2009). Reflections on my practice. In B. J. Hymer, J. Whitehead, & M. Huxtable (Eds.), Gifts, Talents and Education: Living Theory in Practice. London: Wiley.
Matthews, D. J., & Folsom, C. (2009). Making connections: Cognition, emotion, and the shifting paradigm in gifted education. In T. Balchin, B. Hymer, & D. J. Matthews (Eds.) The Routledge International companion to gifted education (pp. 18-25). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Matthews, D. J., Subotnik, R. F., & Horowitz, F. D. (2009). A developmental perspective on giftedness and talent: Implications for research, policy, and practice. In F. D. Horowitz, R. F. Subotnik, & D. J. Matthews (Eds.) The development of giftedness and talent across the life span (pp. 209-226). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Warwick, I., & Matthews, D. J. (2009). Fostering giftedness in urban and diverse communities: Context-sensitive solutions. In T. Balchin, B. Hymer, & D. J. Matthews (Eds.). The Routledge International companion to gifted education. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, pp. 265-272
Journal Columns, Editing, and Professional Reviews
Foster, J. F. & Matthews, D. J. Open Letter to Michelle Obama, Education News, April 2009: www.educationnews.org
Matthews, D. J., & Foster, J. F., (Summer, 2009). Creating a culture where it’s cool to be smart. Frontispiece, Gifted Education International.
Matthews, D. J. & Foster, J. F. (2009). The gifted label; Person or program? NAGC Conceptual Foundations Network Newsletter, Spring Issue. pp. 13 - 15
Matthews, D. J. & Foster, J. F. A series of articles for parents on supporting gifted learners. Understanding Our Gifted
Dona Matthews is a field reviewer for Gifted Child Quarterly, Gifted Child Today, Exceptionality Education Canada, and Learning and Individual Differences. She is also the Associate Editor for Collaborative Publications on the publications committee for the National Association for Gifted Children, the book review editor of Roeper Review, and an editorial board member of Barbara Kerr's Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent. She was the editor of Gifted Children: An Electronic Journal of the AERA SIG Research on Giftedness and Talent from 2006-2007.
Articles in Scholarly Journals
Foster, J.F. (2007). Cultivating giftedness: How parents and teachers can support exceptional learners. Orbit Special Issue on Promising Practices in Education. Vol. 37, #1, 36-38.
Foster, J.F. (2007). Procrastination and perfectionism; Connections, understandings, and control. Gifted Education International. Vol. 23, 132-140.
Matthews, D. J., Foster, J. F., Gladstone, D., Schieck, J., & Meiners, J. (2007). Supporting Professionalism, Diversity, and Context within a Collaborative Approach to Gifted Education. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 17, 315-334.
Matthews, D. J. & Kitchen, J. (2007). Allowing idiosyncratic learners to thrive: Policy implications of a study of school-within-a-school gifted programs. Journal of School Choice,1, 4, 27-53.
Matthews, D. J. & Kitchen, J. (2007). School-within-a-school gifted programs: Perceptions of students and teachers in public secondary schools. Gifted Child Quarterly, 51, 3, 256-271.
Matthews, D. J., & Foster, J. F. (2006). Mystery to mastery: Shifting paradigms in gifted education. Roeper Review, 28, 2, 64-69.
Matthews, D. J., & Foster, J. (2005). A dynamic scaffolding model of teacher development: The gifted education consultant as catalyst for change. Gifted Child Quarterly, 49, 3, 222-230.
Matthews, D. J., & Menna, R. (winter, 2003). Solving problems together: The importance of parent/school/community collaboration at a time of educational and social change. Education Canada, 43 (1), 20-23.
Matthews, D. J., & Zijdemans, A. (2001). Toward a Learning Society Network: How being one’s brother’s keeper is in everyone’s self-interest. Orbit, 31 (4), 50-53.
Matthews, D. J. (1999). Diversity and differentiation: Meeting the needs of visible and hidden gifted students. Alberta Gifted and Talented Education, 13 (2), 12-24.
Matthews, D. J., & Keating, D. P. (1999). What we are learning about how children learn, and what this means for teachers. Education Canada, 39 (1), 35-37.
Matthews, D. J. (1998). Enhancing learning outcomes for diversely gifted adolescents: Education in the social/emotional domain. The Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 10, 157-168.
Matthews, D. J., & Steinhauer, N. (1998). Giftedness, girls, others, and equity: Theory-based practical strategies for the regular classroom. Exceptionality Education Canada, 8, (2), 41-56.
Matthews, D. J. (1997). Diversity in domains of development: Research findings and their implications for gifted identification and programming. Roeper Review, 19, 172-177.
Matthews, D. J. & Smyth, E. M. (1997). Encouraging bright girls to keep shining. Orbit, 28, 34-36.
Matthews, D. J. (1996). Giftedness at adolescence: Diverse educational options required. Exceptionality Education Canada, 6 (3 & 4), 25-49.
Matthews, D. J. (1996). Teaching gifted students in regular classrooms: Adapting instruction to meet high level needs. Caribbean Curriculum, 6 (1), 39-55.
Matthews, D. J., & Keating, D. P. (1995). Domain specificity and habits of mind: An investigation of patterns of high-level development. Journal of Early Adolescence, 15, 319-343.
Smyth, E. M., & Matthews, D. J. (1994). Gains and challenges: Reflections on fourteen years of legislated programming for Ontario's gifted students. Exceptionality Education Canada, 4 (2), 33-52.
Matthews, D. J. (1993). Linguistic giftedness in the context of domain-specific development. Exceptionality Education Canada, 3 (3), 1-23.
Matthews, M. S., Gentry, M., McCoach, D. B., Worrell, F. C., Matthews, D. J., & Dixon, F. (2008). Evaluating the state of a field: Effect size reporting in gifted education. Journal of Experimental Education, 77(1), 55-68. DOI: 10.3200/JXE.3277.3201.3255-3268
Book Reviews and Articles in Newsletters and Popular Press
Joanne Foster is writing a regular parenting column for the SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted) Newsletter, starting in 2010.
Matthews, D. J., & Foster, J. F. (Summer, 2008). Wrestling with misconceptions: Is the gifted label good or bad? Understanding Our Gifted, p. 3-7.
Foster, J. F. (2007). Book review: The Handbook of Secondary Gifted Education. Roeper Review, Vol. 29, #2 pp. 142-143.
Foster, J.F. (2007). Gifted education: Issues and directions for sharing best practice. Gifted Voice Newsletter. Spring, 2007.
Foster, J.F. (2007). Nurturing high-level development: What do parents need to know? LifeSpeak Newsletter. May Issue.
Foster, J.F. (Ed.). (2007). S is For… Parenting for High Potential. Winter Issue.
Matthews, D. J. (Spring, 2007). Review of Carol Dweck’s Mindset: The new psychology of success. Gifted Children: An Electronic Journal of the AERA SIG Research on Giftedness and Talent, 1-2.
Foster. J.F. (2006). Cultivating a Gifted Mind: How parents can best foster exceptional learners. Kids Post Education Guide, Post City Magazines. Fall Issue, pp. 12-13.
Foster, J.F. (2006). Gifted education: Past, present and future. Gifted Voice Newsletter. Spring, 2006.
Foster, J.F. (2006). Reflecting upon parents’ and teachers’ roles in gifted education: R we there yet? Parenting for High Potential. Fall, Issue, pp. 28-29.
Foster, J.F. (2006). Suggestions for supporting high-level development. Gifted Voice Newsletter (Educators of the Gifted of Ontario - The Association for the Gifted of Ontario, Council for Exceptional Children) May/June 2006.
Matthews, D. J. (Fall, 2006). Review of a book review by Richard Rothstein. Gifted Children: An Electronic Journal of the AERA SIG Research on Giftedness and Talent, 1, 1, p. 6.
Matthews, D. J. (Fall, 2006). Review of Bransford, Brown, & Cocking’s How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School. Gifted Children: An Electronic Journal of the AERA SIG Research on Giftedness and Talent, 1, 1, p. 7.
Matthews, D. J., & Foster, J. F. (April, 2005). Helping sensitive children cope in difficult times. CHIP Chat Geelong (Australia), pp 3-5. (reprinted from SENG Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted newsletter).
Matthews, D. J., & Foster, J. F. (January, 2005). Helping sensitive children cope in difficult times. SENG Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted newsletter. Retrieved on 09.13.05 at http://www.sengifted.org/articles_social/MatthewsFoster_HelpingSensitiveChildrenCopeInDifficultTimes.shtml
Shaughnessy, M. (2005). A Reflective Conversation with Dona J. Matthews and Joanne F. Foster. Gifted Education International, 20, 3, (88-95).
Matthews, D. J. (2004). Review of Joyce VanTassel-Baska and Catherine Little’s Content-based curriculum for high-ability learners. Roeper Review, 27, 1, 60.
Matthews, D. J. (2004). Review of Jane Piirto’s "my teeming brain”. Roeper Review, 26, 3, 174.
Matthews, D. J. (2004, November). Point/Counterpoint. Are gifted programs good? Yes. New York Daily News.
Matthews, D. J., & Kitchen, J. (2004). Student perceptions of a high ability school-within-a-school. In Rolheiser, C. (Ed.) School/University partnerships: Research into Practice. Toronto: OISE/UT.
Matthews, D. J. & Smyth, E. M. (2000). Gifted learners in Ontario enter the new Millennium: Common sense style? Alberta Gifted and Talented Education, 14 (2), 53-59.
Matthews, D. J. (1993). Optimizing education at adolescence: Autonomy, support, and developmental advancement by domain. Alberta Gifted and Talented Education, 7, 1, 16-22.
Other Books that Relate to Giftedness and Gifted Education
There are lots of books and articles available on various topics relating to giftedness. We provide many references throughout Being Smart about Gifted Education, and offer a selection of titles here -- both classics, and those we think might become classics -- for those who are interested in reading further about gifted development. We've put in bold font those books in which we are also involved.
NOTE about topic areas: Many of the more general books on giftedness and intelligence also address specific topics such as acceleration, assessment, etc., so if you have an interest in a specific topic, do look also at those books.
Acceleration
Assouline, S., Colangelo, N., Lupkowski-Shoplik, A. (2009). Iowa Acceleration Scale Manual, 3rd ed. Scottsdale, AZ: Great Potential Press.
Colangelo, N., Assouline, S. G., & Gross, M. U. M. (2004). A nation deceived: How schools hold back America’s brightest students. Iowa City, IO: The Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development. AVAILABLE FREE ONLINE -- go to www.nationdeceived.org
Assessment
Gould, S. J. (1981). The mismeasure of man. New York: W. W. Norton.
David Lohman has written several articles on assessment as it influences many of the important issues in gifted education. For some excellent resources on this topic, go to his website at the University of Iowa: http://faculty.education.uiowa.edu/dlohman/
VanTassel-Baska, J. (Ed.) (2008). Alternative assessments with gifted and talented students. Waco, TX: Prufrock.
Creativity
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1991). Flow: The psychology of optimal experience. New York: Harper Collins.
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1996). Creativity: Flow and the psychology of discovery and invention. New York: HarperCollins.
Gardner, H. (1993). Creating minds: An anatomy of creativity seen through the lives of Freud, Einstein, Picasso, Stravinsky, Eliot, Graham, and Gandhi. New York: Basic.
Perkins, D. N. (1981). The mind’s best work. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
Piirto, J. (2003). Understanding creativity. Scottsdale, AZ: Great Potential Press.
Gender issues
American Association of University Women Educational Foundation (AAUWEF). (1998). Separated by Sex. Washington, DC: AAUW Educational Foundation.
Kerr, B. (1997). Smart Girls: A New Psychology of Girls, Women and Giftedness. Scottsdale, AZ: Great Potential Press.
Kerr, B. A. & Cohn, S. J. (2001). Smart Boys: Talent, Manhood, and the Search for Meaning. Scottsdale, AZ: Great Potential Press.
Pipher, M. (1994). Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls. New York: Ballantine Publishing Group.
Gifted education
Assouline, S., & Lupkowski-Shoplik, A. (2005). Developing math talent: A guide for educating gifted and advanced learners in math. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press, Inc.
Balchin, T., Hymer, B. J., & Matthews, D. J. (Eds.) (2009). The Routledge international companion to gifted education. Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Borland, J. H. (2003). Rethinking gifted education. New York: Teachers College Press.
Callahan, C. M. & Reis, S. M. (Eds.) (2004). Program Evaluation in Gifted Education (Essential Readings in Gifted Education Series). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Coleman, L. J., & Cross, T. L. (2005). Being gifted in school: An introduction to development, guidance, and teaching (2nd ed.). Waco, TX: Prufrock Press, Inc.
Dixon, F. A., & Moon, S. M. (2006). The handbook of secondary gifted education. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press, Inc.
Halsted, J. (2001). Some of My Best Friends Are Books (2nd ed.). Scottsdale, AZ: Great Potential Press.
Horowitz, F. D., Subotnik, R. F., & Matthews, D. J. (Eds.) (2009). The development of giftedness and talent across the life span. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Hymer, B., Whitehead, J., & Huxtable, M. (2009). Gifts, talents, and education: A living theory approach. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
Plucker, J. & Callahan, C. (Eds.) (2007). Critical issues and practices in gifted education. Austin, TX: Prufrock Press.
Renzulli, J. S., & Reis, S. M. (1997). The schoolwide enrichment model: A how-to guide for educational excellence (2nd ed.). Mansfield Center, CT: Creative Learning Press.
Renzulli, J. S., & Reis, S. M. (2008). Enriching curriculum for all students (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Robinson, A., Shore, B. M., & Enersen, D. L. (2007). Best practices in gifted education: An evidence-based guide. Waco TX: Prufrock Press.
Rogers, K. (2002). Re-Forming Gifted Education: Matching the Program to the Child. Scottsdale, AZ: Great Potential Press.
Sternberg, R. J., & Davidson, J. E. (Eds.) (2005). Conceptions of giftedness (2nd ed.). New York: Cambridge University Press.
Subotnik, R. F., Olszewski-Kubilius, P., & Arnold, K. D. (2003). Beyond Bloom: Revisiting environmental factors that enhance or impede talent development. New York: Teachers College Press.
Terman, L. M. (1925). Genetic studies of genius: Vol. 1, Mental and physical traits of a thousand gifted children. Standford, CA: Stanford University Press.
Tomlinson, C. A., & Reis, S. M. (2004). Differentiation for gifted and talented students. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
VanTassel-Baska, J. & Little, C. A. (Eds.) (2003). Content-based curriculum for high-ability learners. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.
VanTassel-Baska, J. (Ed.) (2007). Serving gifted learners beyond the traditional classroom. Waco, TX: Prufrock.
Wallace, B., & Eriksson, G. (2006). Diversity in gifted education: International perspectives on global issues. London: Routledge.
Intelligence and How it Develops
Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R. R. (Eds.). (2000). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
Doidge, N. (2007). The brain that changes itself. New York: Penguin.
Dweck, C. S. (2006). Mindset: The new psychology of success. New York: Random House.
Feldman, D. H., & (1986). Nature's gambit: Child prodigies and the development of human potential. New York: Basic Books. (with L. T. Goldsmith)
Gardner, H. (1983). Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. New York: Basic Books.
Horowitz, F. D., Subotnik, R. F., & Matthews, D. J. (Eds.) (2009). The development of giftedness and talent across the life span. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Howe, M. J. A. (1990). The Origins of Exceptional Abilities. Cambridge, MA: Basil Blackwell.
Hymer, B., Whitehead, J., & Huxtable, M. (2009). Gifts, talents, and education: A living theory approach. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
Simonton, D. K. (1994). Greatness: Who makes history and why. New York: The Guilford Press.
Vygotsky, L. S. (1978). Mind in society. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press. (Original work published 1930, 1935, and 1960).
International Perspectives
Balchin, T., Hymer, B. J., & Matthews, D. J. (Eds.) (2009). The Routledge international companion to gifted education. Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Heller, K. A., Monks, F. J., Sternberg, R. J., & Subotnik, R. F. (Eds). (2000). International Handbook of Giftedness and Talent: 2nd Edition. Oxford, UK: Elsevier Science Ltd.
Hymer, B., Whitehead, J., & Huxtable, M. (2009). Gifts, talents, and education: A living theory approach. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
Wallace, B., & Eriksson, G. (2006). Diversity in gifted education: International perspectives on global issues. London: Routledge.
Parenting
Isaacson, K. (2002). Raisin' Brains: Surviving My Smart Family. Scottsdale, AZ: Great Potential Press.
Rivero, L. (2002). Creative Home Schooling for Gifted Children. Scottsdale, AZ: Great Potential Press
Social/Emotional Development
Cross, T. L. (2005). The social and emotional lives of gifted kids: Understanding and guiding their development. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press, Inc.
Dweck, C. S. (2006). Mindset. New York: Random House.
Goleman, D. (1995). Emotional Intelligence. New York: Bantam Books.
Understanding and supporting high-level development
Bereiter, C., & Scardamalia, M. (1993). Surpassing ourselves: An inquiry into the nature and implications of expertise. Chicago: Open Court.
Bloom, B. S. (Ed.). (1985). Developing talent in young people. New York: Ballantine.
Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R. R. (Eds.). (2000). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
Dweck, C. S. (2006). Mindset. New York: Random House.
Ericsson, K. A., Charness, N., Feltovich, P. J. and Hoffman, R. R., (2006). The Cambridge handbook of expertise and expertise performance. New York: Cambridge Press
Feldman, D. H., & Goldsmith, L. T. (1986). Nature’s gambit: Child prodigies and the development of human potential. New York: Basic Books.
Gardner, H. (1991). The Unschooled Mind: How Children Think and How Schools Should Teach. New York: Basic Books.
Gottfried, A. W., Gottfried, A. E., Bathurst, K.., & Guerin, D. W. (1994). Gifted IQ: Early developmental aspects. New York: Plenum Press.
Hart, B. & Risley, T. R. (1995). Meaningful differences in the everyday experience of young American children. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing.
Horowitz, F. D., Subotnik, R. F., & Matthews, D. J. (Eds.) (2009). The development of giftedness and talent across the life span. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Hymer, B., Whitehead, J., & Huxtable, M. (2009). Gifts, talents, and education: A living theory approach. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
Keating, D. P. (Ed.) (in press). Nature and nurture. London: Guilford Press.
Shonkoff, J. P., & Phillips, D. A. (2000). From neurons to neighborhoods: The science of early childhood development. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
Simonton, D. K. (1994). Greatness: Who Makes History and Why. New York: Guilford Press.
Winner, E. (1996). Gifted Children: Myths and Realities. New York: Basic Books.
Journals
Each of the journals in the field publishes articles on gifted-related topics such as curricular concerns, gender issues, developmental issues, at-risk students, school reform, advocacy, and more. They can be found at most university libraries, and may also be available for you to photocopy or borrow at the education offices within your school district.
Some of the journals listed will send free copies for your review, or
you might choose to subscribe to a publication of choice. The journals
we note here deal specifically with giftedness and creativity, but there are many other
journals pertaining to other aspects of education and psychology, which
address issues of concern to those interested in gifted development,
and from time to time publish articles that specifically address giftedness.
Journal for the Education of the Gifted
Journal of Secondary Gifted Education
Roeper Review - A Journal on Gifted Education