Call for Chapters: Science Education for the Gifted
Dr Manabu Sumida (Associate Professor, Ehime University, Japan) and
Dr Keith S. Taber (Reader in Science Education, University of Cambridge, England)
are editing materials on science education for gifted learners for an international project for a major publisher (Routledge).
We are seeking additional contributions from those working in the area of science education for gifted learners for two books to be published by Routledge. Both books will draw upon a wide range of educational contexts.
In particular we are currently working on
* one book that will focus on perspectives that can inform the provision of science education for gifted learners;
* one book that will report on policy and practice from a range of national contexts
Both books will be in English.
The editors are open to suggestions for themes for scholarly contributions, but the following list is indicative of the range of potential topics:
� the use of ICT in science provision for the gifted
� family influence on gifted science learners
� mentorship for gifted science learners
� university outreach programmes to support gifted learners (especially if form disadvantaged backgrounds)
� giftedness in science and cultural diversity
� case studies of gifted scientists
� the role of museums and science centres in supporting gifted science learners
� studies of the experiences of being identified as a gifted learner in science
� history / philosophy of science education for the gifted
We welcome proposals for contributions from colleagues working in diverse national and institutional contexts.
We are also seeking additional scholarly accounts of policy and practice relating to gifted education in science from national contexts, and in particular we would be keen to hear form potential authors working in countries in:
� Africa;
� Latin America;
� Europe, especially Scandinavia and Eastern Europe including Russia
� Middle East
We would also be interested in hearing from colleagues who are working in particular in the area of
* teacher training /teacher development to support science education for the gifted
Colleagues who are interested in being part of this project should send
by email (to msumida@ed.ehime-u.ac.jp)
a chapter proposal including:
Provisional title
Author list (names and affiliations)
Provisional abstract outlining the intended content of the chapter. This should include:
� if the chapter focuses on a particular programme: something about the context of the work reported, e.g. age range; formal (e.g. in school) or informal (e.g. voluntary club); selectivity (open to all interested, only to those recommended by teachers, or...?); what area(s) of science are included; etc.
� something about the theoretical perspectives and/or conceptual frameworks drawn upon - e.g. sociocultural theory; Bloom's taxonomy; etc.,
We are ideally looking for chapter proposals by the end of September 2013, and we intend to respond to these proposals by the end of October 2014, asking for full chapter drafts by the end of March 2014.
