Talented Teenagers: The Roots of Success and Failure

by Samuel Whalen and Kevin Rathunde

Book Overview

Talented Teenagers is a fascinating and absorbing examination of what makes adolescents tick: what roles personality traits, family interactions, education, and the social environment play in a young person's motivation to develop his or her talent. Vivid descriptions in the students' own words bring the material to life. Parents, teachers, psychologists, and counselors will find in these pages concrete information abou the conditions that foster...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521574633
• ISBN13: 9780521574631
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"