The Psychology of High Performance: Developing Human Potential Into Domain-Specific Talent
Language: English
Published by American Psychological Association, 2018
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Explores how early potential develops into high performance in five domains: sport, the professions, academics, the performing arts, and the producing arts. The Psychology of High Performance examines similarities and differences within and between domains and includes several personal interviews.
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- Title
- The Psychology of High Performance: Developing Human Potential Into Domain-Specific Talent
- Author
- Rena F Subotnik
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1433829886
- ISBN 13
- 9781433829888
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.
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About the Author
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.
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