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The Rationale. To create a comprehensive reference guide encompassing the primary aspects of human giftedness, creativity, and talentUser-friendly yet thoroughInformative reading for both professionals and graduate studentsAll-inclusive spectrum of literature (traditional and contemporary)Consideration of ability in many different facets of life .
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1. Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent: The Long and Winding Road Barbara Kerr, Ph.D.
Barbara M. Wells, M.S.
University of Kansas
2. The Rationale To create a comprehensive reference guide encompassing the primary aspects of human giftedness, creativity, and talent
User-friendly yet thorough
Informative reading for both professionals and graduate students
All-inclusive spectrum of literature (traditional and contemporary)
Consideration of ability in many different facets of life
3. The Game Plan Advisory board headwords, contributors, editorial duties
Authors:
Dissertation Abstracts International opportunities for recent graduates
Gifted Child Quarterly, Roeper Review, Journal for Education of Gifted, Creativity last five years
The grapevine
Surfing the web e.g. Hoagies, Belin-Blank Center, National Research Center for Gifted and Talented, William and Mary Center for Gifted, Torrance Center
Grad students KU, other institutions
4. Getting the Word Out Electronic invitations sent through publishers web site
Timeline for replies
Potential (and actual) problems:
Spam filters
Bouncebacks
Extended sojourns
Life happens computers, family emergencies, schedule tsunamis
5. Review Process Group effort: Dr. Kerr, advisory board, managing editor
Were the publishers criteria for both formatting and content followed?
Was the entry a literature review, not the showcase for a single author or theory?
Were the seminal figures / publications in the area of interest included?
Were significant new developments mentioned?
6. Sorry, but Revising of first draft - par for the course
Who gives the final signoff on a submission? Answer: Development editor at SAGE Publications
Most fixes: departure from publisher guidelines
Another problem: failure to include significant literature (past and present, pro and con)
Patching also done by lead and managing editors on the project (minor corrections)
7. A Day in the Life Talent scouting
Record keeping
Go-between duties
Tech support / trouble-shooting
Q & A
Handling extensions and reassignments
Meeting publisher deadlines
8. Light at the End of the Tunnel Currently in final stages
Publication date: 6/16/09
A mission on the verge of accomplishment
With gratitude to our contributors, our advisory board members, and the editorial team at SAGE Publications