Talented Teenagers: The Roots of Success and Failure (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521574631)

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 the cultivation of mental abilities in adolescence, for both the gifted and the average student.

Author: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Kevin Rathunde, Samuel Whalen
ISBN-10: 0521574633
ISBN-13: 9780521574631
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/13/1996
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.18h x 6.06w x 0.82d