Publications from Barry Hymer

Published articles, books, papers and videos:

BarroWise: Nurturing the gift of wisdom; NACE Newsletter, Summer 2001.
Developing ‘learning to learn’ skills through experiential challenges (with Paul Davies & Heather Lawson); Gifted Education International, vol. 20, 1, 2005
Dilemma-Based Learning in the Secondary Humanities (with Phil Wood and Deborah Michel; London: Chris Kington Publishers, 2007)
Dynamic Consultation: Towards process and challenge (with Deborah Michel and Liz Todd); Educational Psychology in Practice, vol. 18, 1, 2002.
Early Transfer: A good move? (with Nigel Harbron); Educating Able Children, Spring 1998.
‘The fruits of age’: cross-generational learning through all-age philosophical enquiry (with Paul Jenkins); G&T Update, Issue 21, February 2005.
Gifted and Talented Learners – Creating a policy for inclusion (with Deborah Michel); NACE/David Fulton, 2002.
Gifted and Talented? Time for a Rethink?; G&T Update, Issue 30, December 2005/January 2006, republished in Teaching Thinking & Creativity, issue 20, Summer 2006.
How do I understand and communicate my values and beliefs in my work as an educator in the field of giftedness? Doctoral thesis, Newcastle University, 2007
“If you think of the world as a piece of custard …”: gifted children’s use of metaphor as a tool for conceptual reasoning; Gifted Education International, vol. 17, 2, 2003.
Inclusion Issues: Meeting the needs of gifted and talented learners in mainstream schools; Curriculum Briefing, vol. 1, 2, 2003.
Making Meaning – foreword to the book by Brin Best, Anthony Blake & John Varney; Chris Kington Publishers, 2005.
The Philosopher’s Moan – Is it not time we taught children to think properly? In an open letter to the schools minister, Barry Hymer puts the case for philosophy; Times Educational Supplement, 3 September 2004, p23.
Philosophy for Children – an introduction (video), with Elizabeth Dawson. Stillthinking, 2002.
Philosophy for Children – special double issue of the journal Gifted Education International, vol. 22, 2/3, 2007, guest-edited by Barry Hymer
Philosophy for Children / P4C: a mixed-age approach (10-minute video produced by Barrow & District Age Concern and available for £5 from SAPERE: www.sapere.org.uk), 2004.
Teaching Tom Sawyer English; Report, November 1987.
Test That Insults the Nation – Open minds to see that everyone is gifted and a richer world unfolds; Times Educational Supplement, 24 May 2002, p 23.
Thinking Skills: Child Philosophers. Contribution to the Teachers’ TV programme by Glasshead Television, 2004.
Understanding and overcoming underachievement in boys. Chapter 5 of Able Underachievers, edited by Prof Diane Montgomery; Whurr, 2000.

A living theory approach to gifted and talented education: beyond identification (with Dr Jack Whitehead & Marie Huxtable; London: John Wiley; publication date 2008)
Routledge-Falmer International Companion to Gifted Education (co-edited with Dr Tom Balchin and Prof Dona Matthews; London: Routledge-Falmer; publication date 2008)



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							Published articles, books, papers and videos: BarroWise: Nurturing the gift of wisdom; NACE Newsletter, Summer 2001. Developing ‘learning to learn’ skills through experiential challenges (with Paul Davies & Heather Lawson); Gifted Education International, vol. 20, 1, 2005 Dilemma-Based Learning in the Secondary Humanities (with Phil Wood and Deborah Michel; London: Chris Kington Publishers, 2007) Dynamic Consultation: Towards process and challenge (with Deborah Michel and Liz Todd); Educational Psychology in Practice, vol. 18, 1, 2002. Early Transfer: A good move? (with Nigel Harbron); Educating Able Children, Spring 1998. ‘The fruits of age’: cross-generational learning through all-age philosophical enquiry (with Paul Jenkins); G&T Update, Issue 21, February 2005. Gifted and Talented Learners – Creating a policy for inclusion (with Deborah Michel); NACE/David Fulton, 2002. Gifted and Talented? Time for a Rethink?; G&T Update, Issue 30, December 2005/January 2006, republished in Teaching Thinking & Creativity, issue 20, Summer 2006. How do I understand and communicate my values and beliefs in my work as an educator in the field of giftedness? Doctoral thesis, Newcastle University, 2007 “If you think of the world as a piece of custard …”: gifted children’s use of metaphor as a tool for conceptual reasoning; Gifted Education International, vol. 17, 2, 2003. Inclusion Issues: Meeting the needs of gifted and talented learners in mainstream schools; Curriculum Briefing, vol. 1, 2, 2003. Making Meaning – foreword to the book by Brin Best, Anthony Blake & John Varney; Chris Kington Publishers, 2005. The Philosopher’s Moan – Is it not time we taught children to think properly? In an open letter to the schools minister, Barry Hymer puts the case for philosophy; Times Educational Supplement, 3 September 2004, p23. Philosophy for Children – an introduction (video), with Elizabeth Dawson. Stillthinking, 2002. Philosophy for Children – special double issue of the journal Gifted Education International, vol. 22, 2/3, 2007, guest-edited by Barry Hymer Philosophy for Children / P4C: a mixed-age approach (10-minute video produced by Barrow & District Age Concern and available for £5 from SAPERE: www.sapere.org.uk), 2004. Teaching Tom Sawyer English; Report, November 1987. Test That Insults the Nation – Open minds to see that everyone is gifted and a richer world unfolds; Times Educational Supplement, 24 May 2002, p 23. Thinking Skills: Child Philosophers. Contribution to the Teachers’ TV programme by Glasshead Television, 2004. Understanding and overcoming underachievement in boys. Chapter 5 of Able Underachievers, edited by Prof Diane Montgomery; Whurr, 2000. Forthcoming commissioned publications: A living theory approach to gifted and talented education: beyond identification (with Dr Jack Whitehead & Marie Huxtable; London: John Wiley; publication date 2008) Routledge-Falmer International Companion to Gifted Education (co-edited with Dr Tom Balchin and Prof Dona Matthews; London: Routledge-Falmer; publication date 2008)