Success in the classroom and in life: Focusing on strengths of the head and strengths of the heart

Success in the classroom and in life Focusing on strengths of the head and strengths of the heart

Strengths of the heart is a new and potentially useful paradigm for understanding how the whole gifted child can thrive and flourish. Until recently, those who have written about and have researched the gifted have focused much of their work on strengths of the head—understanding, identifying, and p...

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Published in:Gifted education international Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 95 - 101
Main Author: Pfeiffer, Steven I
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01-05-2017
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects:
Child Development
Classrooms
Creativity
Educational Practices
Emotional Intelligence
Emotions
Gifted
Gifted children
Holistic Approach
Intelligence
Values Education
EI
Character Strengths
Strengths of the Heart
Emotional Intelligence
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Summary:Strengths of the heart is a new and potentially useful paradigm for understanding how the whole gifted child can thrive and flourish. Until recently, those who have written about and have researched the gifted have focused much of their work on strengths of the head—understanding, identifying, and promoting intelligence and creativity. More recently, there has been a growing interest in looking “beyond the head,” to the heart and soul of the gifted child. Feelings, emotions, character strengths, and social competencies are now being researched among high-ability students. This article introduces the idea of strengths of the heart and the special issue.
ISSN:0261-4294
2047-9077
2407-9077
DOI:10.1177/0261429416640337