The Psychology of High Performance
Developing Human Potential Into Domain-Specific Talent
Will be published approx. on 11. December 2018
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-1-4338-2988-8 (ISBN)
Description
2 2 NAGC Book of the Year Award Winner - ?Finalist in the 2 2 PROSE Awards
This volume explores how early potential develops into high performance in five domains: sport (specifically golf and team sports), the professions (medicine, software engineering, and professional teams), academics (mathematics and psychology), the performing arts (dance and acting), and the producing arts (culinary arts and drawing/painting).
The chapters address many questions: What does amp ldquo raw amp rdquo potential in a specific domain looks like? How can those abilities be nurtured and grown, and what psychosocial skills are necessary for this development? The Psychology of High Performance examines similarities and differences within and between domains and includes several personal interviews with amp ldquo gatekeepers amp rdquo -experts in a field whose professional judgment determines whether individuals amp rsquo developed abilities are good investments for further instruction and coaching. With its mix of scholarship and personal interviews, this book brings new insights based on psychological science and best practice to inform educators, parents, coaches, and psychologists guiding young people on their path to becoming high performers.
This volume explores how early potential develops into high performance in five domains: sport (specifically golf and team sports), the professions (medicine, software engineering, and professional teams), academics (mathematics and psychology), the performing arts (dance and acting), and the producing arts (culinary arts and drawing/painting).
The chapters address many questions: What does amp ldquo raw amp rdquo potential in a specific domain looks like? How can those abilities be nurtured and grown, and what psychosocial skills are necessary for this development? The Psychology of High Performance examines similarities and differences within and between domains and includes several personal interviews with amp ldquo gatekeepers amp rdquo -experts in a field whose professional judgment determines whether individuals amp rsquo developed abilities are good investments for further instruction and coaching. With its mix of scholarship and personal interviews, this book brings new insights based on psychological science and best practice to inform educators, parents, coaches, and psychologists guiding young people on their path to becoming high performers.
Reviews / Votes
2 2 NAGC Book of the Year Award WinnerFinalist in the 2 2 PROSE Awards
amp ldquo This book is wonderfully interdisciplinary. amp rdquo -Choice This book is wonderfully interdisciplinary.
(Choice)
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington DC
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 252 mm
Width: 184 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
889 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4338-2988-8 (9781433829888)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Rena F. Subotnik,PhD, is director of the Center for Psychology in Schools and Education at the American Psychological Association in Washington, DC. She is coauthor (with Paula Olszewski-Kubilius and Frank C. Worrell) of the articles amp ldquo The U.S. Neglects Its Best Science Students amp rdquo (Scientific American) amp ldquo Nurturing the Young Genius: Renewing Our Commitment to Gifted Education Is the Key to a More Innovative, Productive, and Culturally Rich Society amp rdquo (Scientific American Mind) and amp ldquo Rethinking Giftedness and Gifted Education: A Proposed Direction Forward Based on Psychological Science amp rdquo (Psychological Science in the Public Interest). She is coeditor of the books Methodologies for Conducting Research on Giftedness (with Bruce Thompson, 2 ) and The Development of Giftedness and Talent Across the Life Span (with Frances Degan Horowitz and Dona J. Matthews, 2 9).
Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, PhD, is the director of the Center for Talent Development and a professor in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Recent publications include amp ldquo Minority Achievement Gaps in STEM: Findings of a Longitudinal Study of Project Excite amp rdquo (with Saiying Steenbergen-Hu, Rhoda Rosen, and Dana Thomson, 2 7) in Gifted Child Quarterly and amp ldquo The Role of the Family in Talent Development, amp rdquo (with Rena F. Subotnik and Frank C. Worrell, 2 8) in the APA Handbook of Giftedness and Talent. She is past-president of the National Association for Gifted Children from which she received the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2 9.
Frank C. Worrell,PhD, is a professor of school psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. A current member-at-large of the Board of Directors of the American Psychological Association, Dr. Worrell is a former editor of the Review of Educational Research and a 2 3 recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Award from the National Association for Gifted Children. Recent publications include Achieving College Dreams: How a University-Charter District Partnership Created an Early College High School (with Rhona S. Weinstein, 2 ) and amp ldquo Talent Development: A Path Towards Eminence amp rdquo (with Paula Olszewski-Kubilius and Rena F. Subotnik, 2 8) in the APA Handbook ofGiftedness and Talent.
Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, PhD, is the director of the Center for Talent Development and a professor in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Recent publications include amp ldquo Minority Achievement Gaps in STEM: Findings of a Longitudinal Study of Project Excite amp rdquo (with Saiying Steenbergen-Hu, Rhoda Rosen, and Dana Thomson, 2 7) in Gifted Child Quarterly and amp ldquo The Role of the Family in Talent Development, amp rdquo (with Rena F. Subotnik and Frank C. Worrell, 2 8) in the APA Handbook of Giftedness and Talent. She is past-president of the National Association for Gifted Children from which she received the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2 9.
Frank C. Worrell,PhD, is a professor of school psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. A current member-at-large of the Board of Directors of the American Psychological Association, Dr. Worrell is a former editor of the Review of Educational Research and a 2 3 recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Award from the National Association for Gifted Children. Recent publications include Achieving College Dreams: How a University-Charter District Partnership Created an Early College High School (with Rhona S. Weinstein, 2 ) and amp ldquo Talent Development: A Path Towards Eminence amp rdquo (with Paula Olszewski-Kubilius and Rena F. Subotnik, 2 8) in the APA Handbook ofGiftedness and Talent.
Content
Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Rena F. Subotnik, Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, and Frank C. Worrell
Chapter : High Performance: The Central Psychological Mechanism for Talent Development
Rena F. Subotnik, Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, and Frank C. Worrell
Part I: Sport
Steven T. Portenga
Chapter 2: High-Performance Talent Development in Golf
Steven T. Portenga
Gatekeeper Interview: Jay Hogue, Assistant Gymnastics Coach, University of Denver
Steven T. Portenga
Chapter 3: Talent Identification and Development in Game Sports
Job Fransen and Arne G amp uuml llich
Chapter 4: Reflections on Talent Development in Sport
Steven T. Portenga
Part II: The Professions
Eduardo Salas and Steven E. Knotek
Chapter 5: Talent Development in Medicine and Software Engineering
Melissa A. McWilliams, Emily Z. Holding, and Steven E. Knotek
Gatekeeper Interview: Michael Reed, Software Engineer and Site Lead, Google Chapel Hill
Steven E. Knotek
Chapter : What Makes a Team of Experts an Expert Team?
Denise L. Reyes and Eduardo Salas
Chapter 7: Reflections on Talent Development in the Professions
Steven E. Knotek and Eduardo Salas
Part III: Academia
Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, Rena F. Subotnik, Frank C. Worrell, and Megan Foley-Nicpon
Chapter 8: Developing Mathematical Talent in School Children: Who, What, and How?
Roza Leikin
Gatekeeper Interview: Avi Berman, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, the Technion amp lt en amp gt Israel Institute of Technology
Roza Leikin
Chapter 9: Talent Development in the Domain of Academic Psychology
Dean Keith Simonton
Gatekeeper Interview: Robert J. Sternberg, Professor of Human Development, Cornell University
Dean Keith Simonton
Chapter : Reflections on Talent Development in Academics
Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, Frank C. Worrell, Rena F. Subotnik, and Megan Foley-Nicpon
IV. Performing Arts
Aaron Kozbelt
Chapter : The Development of Acting Talent: Possibilities and Approaches
Tony Noice and Helga Noice
Gatekeeper Interview: David Black, Producer, Director, Actor, Teacher
Aaron Kozbelt
Chapter 2: Talent Development in Dance: Perspectives from Gatekeepers in Hong Kong and Finland
Joey Chua
Gatekeeper Interview: Stephen Pier, Professor of Dance and Division Director, The Hartt School, University of Hartford
Aaron Kozbelt
Chapter 3: Reflections on Talent Development in Performing Arts: Concluding Comments
Aaron Kozbelt
Part V: Producing Arts
Linda Jarvin
Chapter 4: Talent and Ability in Drawing and Visual Arts
Aaron Kozbelt and Andrea Kantrowitz
Gatekeeper Interview: Talent and Ability in Drawing: An Account From the Field
Linda Jarvin
Chapter 5: Culinary Arts: Talent and Their Development
Laurent Aron, Marion Botella, and Todd Lubart
Chapter : Reflections on Talent Development in Arts Production
Linda Jarvin
Part VI: Conclusion
Chapter 7: The Psychology of High Performance: Overarching Themes
Frank C. Worrell, Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, and Rena F. Subotnik
Index
About the Editors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Rena F. Subotnik, Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, and Frank C. Worrell
Chapter : High Performance: The Central Psychological Mechanism for Talent Development
Rena F. Subotnik, Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, and Frank C. Worrell
Part I: Sport
Steven T. Portenga
Chapter 2: High-Performance Talent Development in Golf
Steven T. Portenga
Gatekeeper Interview: Jay Hogue, Assistant Gymnastics Coach, University of Denver
Steven T. Portenga
Chapter 3: Talent Identification and Development in Game Sports
Job Fransen and Arne G amp uuml llich
Chapter 4: Reflections on Talent Development in Sport
Steven T. Portenga
Part II: The Professions
Eduardo Salas and Steven E. Knotek
Chapter 5: Talent Development in Medicine and Software Engineering
Melissa A. McWilliams, Emily Z. Holding, and Steven E. Knotek
Gatekeeper Interview: Michael Reed, Software Engineer and Site Lead, Google Chapel Hill
Steven E. Knotek
Chapter : What Makes a Team of Experts an Expert Team?
Denise L. Reyes and Eduardo Salas
Chapter 7: Reflections on Talent Development in the Professions
Steven E. Knotek and Eduardo Salas
Part III: Academia
Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, Rena F. Subotnik, Frank C. Worrell, and Megan Foley-Nicpon
Chapter 8: Developing Mathematical Talent in School Children: Who, What, and How?
Roza Leikin
Gatekeeper Interview: Avi Berman, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, the Technion amp lt en amp gt Israel Institute of Technology
Roza Leikin
Chapter 9: Talent Development in the Domain of Academic Psychology
Dean Keith Simonton
Gatekeeper Interview: Robert J. Sternberg, Professor of Human Development, Cornell University
Dean Keith Simonton
Chapter : Reflections on Talent Development in Academics
Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, Frank C. Worrell, Rena F. Subotnik, and Megan Foley-Nicpon
IV. Performing Arts
Aaron Kozbelt
Chapter : The Development of Acting Talent: Possibilities and Approaches
Tony Noice and Helga Noice
Gatekeeper Interview: David Black, Producer, Director, Actor, Teacher
Aaron Kozbelt
Chapter 2: Talent Development in Dance: Perspectives from Gatekeepers in Hong Kong and Finland
Joey Chua
Gatekeeper Interview: Stephen Pier, Professor of Dance and Division Director, The Hartt School, University of Hartford
Aaron Kozbelt
Chapter 3: Reflections on Talent Development in Performing Arts: Concluding Comments
Aaron Kozbelt
Part V: Producing Arts
Linda Jarvin
Chapter 4: Talent and Ability in Drawing and Visual Arts
Aaron Kozbelt and Andrea Kantrowitz
Gatekeeper Interview: Talent and Ability in Drawing: An Account From the Field
Linda Jarvin
Chapter 5: Culinary Arts: Talent and Their Development
Laurent Aron, Marion Botella, and Todd Lubart
Chapter : Reflections on Talent Development in Arts Production
Linda Jarvin
Part VI: Conclusion
Chapter 7: The Psychology of High Performance: Overarching Themes
Frank C. Worrell, Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, and Rena F. Subotnik
Index
About the Editors