Gifted & Talented
Learners: Creating a Policy for Inclusion
By Barry Hymer with Deborah Michel
NACE/Fulton 2002
Extracts from reviews:
“A wonderfully holistic and inclusive approach to this area. I do recommend it.”
Roger Sutcliffe, President of SAPERE and ICPIC (International Council for Philosophical Inquiry with Children), and Vice Chair, Values Education Council
*****
“
This informed and provocative book … is more than a guide to creating
a policy for inclusion – it presents pointers towards a vision of
a reflective community of learners characterised by self-questioning attitudes
which are modelled in the authors’ own approach.”
Prof. Robert Fisher, Director of the Centre for Research in Teaching Thinking, Brunel University
*****
“ The book is an excellent combination of principles, research, practice
and anecdote which should do much to enthuse a somewhat jaded teaching
profession.”
Prof Colin Richards, St Martin’s College, formerly Honorary Professor, University of Warwick, HMI, Staff Inspector (DES) and Specialist Adviser (OfSTED)
*****
“
A sensitive exploration of what kind of educational experiences schools
should be developing …. The recommendations are very practical and
within the grasp of any school that aims to develop an education based
on the best theories of how children learn effectively – and how
teachers teach effectively.”
Belle Wallace, President of the National Association for Able Children in Education (NACE) and Editor of Gifted Education International
*****
“ An excellent text. It is good to see argument from (and towards) principles
at work again, after the shallow, self-justificatory cycles of outcomes-based
education.”
Prof Clive Millar, formerly of Cape Town University’s Centre for Extra-Mural Studies
*****
“ This practical yet thought-provoking book is good value for money in
terms of discussion material to inform policy and practical structures for the
implementation of those policies.”
Helen Paterson, Headteacher, Liphook CE Junior School, Hampshire
*****
“ This well-written book will take our movement further and is a major
contribution to the literature. I am pleased to recommend it to parents, teachers
and
other educational professionals.”
Dr David George, Educational Consultant & Founder President of NACE
*****
“ I thoroughly recommend this deeply thoughtful and readable book.”
Helen Wilson, Senior Lecturer, Research Centre for Able Pupils, Oxford-Brookes University
