Book Review: Pfeiffer, S. I., Shaunessy-Dedrick, E., & Foley-Nicpon, M. (Eds.). (2018). APA handbooks in psychology: APA handbook of giftedness and talent. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Abstract

The APA Handbook of Giftedness and Talent is one of the American Psychological Association (APA) Handbooks in Psychology series. This handbook brings together information on a wide range of topics related to gifted education. The forty-three chapters are organized into six sections: (1) history and global perspectives, (2) theories and conceptions of giftedness and talent, (3) gifted identification and assessment, (4) curriculum and instruction in gifted education, (5) psychological considerations in understanding the gifted, and (6) “special issues” such as twice-exceptionality, underachievement, perfectionism, and bullying.