Gifted Underachievement

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Gifted Underachievement

Understanding and Overcoming Barriers to Optimal Achievement

Philosophy and theory of education Educational psychology Teaching of students with different educational needs

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Collection: Education

Language: English

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Published on: 20th May 2026

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9783032212771


Gifted Children and Society

Gifted children are perhaps any nation’s most precious resource. By labeling them as “gifted,” the society is implicitly placing a bet that they are children who somehow have the most to contribute to that society. Some gifted children, however, do not achieve at the level of which they are capable. This is a loss to them, of course, but it also is a loss to the society that could benefit from their contributions if they lived up to their potential.

Gifted Underachievement

The field of gifted education has long been fragmented, with experts often focusing on specific aspects of underachievement without fully engaging with other viewpoints. Gifted Underachievement is motivated by the need to bridge the gap between different schools of thought in gifted underachievement research as well demonstrate how these different viewpoints can be integrated into a cohesive framework. This book considers the multiple factors including the interactions between person, task, and situation, to provide a more holistic understanding of the causes of gifted underachievement.

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