Author: Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly ; Rathunde, Kevin Raymond ; & Whalen, Samuel
Title: Talented Teenagers : The Roots of Success and Failure
Description: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1993. orig.cloth. 24x15cm, x,307 pp. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Talented Teenagers is a fascinating and absorbing examination of what makes adolescents tick: what roles personality traits, family interactions,education, and the social environment play in a young person's motivation to develop his or her talent. Vivid descriptions in the students' own words bring the material to life. Parents, teachers, psychologists, and counselors will find in these pages concrete information abou the conditions that foster the cultivation of mental abilities in adolescence, for both the gifted and the average student" - Publisher's description.

Keywords: Adolescent Psychology, Gifted Teenagers, Pedagogy, Longitudinal, Environment, Education, , ,