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.
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