EDU626: Contemporary Issues in Gifted and Talented Education

This unit aims to develop an understanding of conceptions of giftedness and the theories underpinning gifted education in contemporary contexts. Students will examine a diverse range of procedures for identifying giftedness and talent in students from early childhood to adolescence, including those used to identify gifted students from specific populations. The unit will also address the social and emotional needs of gifted students and provide an opportunity to examine a range of models designed to meet students' educational needs.

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: AU5-internal
Contact Time	Includes 5 intensive days comprising 4 days in April 2010 (second week of WA school holidays) and one Saturday in May.
Prerequisites	Enrolment in the Postgraduate Certificate in Gifted and Talented Education, or a Masters or Doctoral degree in Education, or permission of the Unit Coordinator.
School	School of Education
Unit Coordinator	Dr Susan McKenzie Position: Lecturer E-mail: S.McKenzie@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 3.013 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2527
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Susan McKenzie Lecturer (S.McKenzie@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2527 Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 3.013 MURDOCH AU5: Internal (12/04/2010 - 11/06/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)