TY  - CHAP
AB  - Societal interest in individuals with high aptitudes, gifts, talents, and extraordinary abilities dates back thousands of years, perhaps as early as 3000 BC. For example, “as early as Biblical times, prophets and learned men were extolled for their wisdom and leadership. Plato likewise accorded positions of supremacy to certain individuals based on their superior endowment of intelligence. Even in the Dark and Middle Ages, generally considered inhibitory of talent and innovation, some members of society were ennobled for their intellectual and religious acumen” (Kaufmann, Castellanos, & Rotatori, 1986, p. 232). Some societies identified children with promise and potential and provided them with special education (Freeman, 1979). This was the case with the Emperor Charlemagne who in 800 AD requested that the state provide and pay for such education for children from the common masses (Schwenn, 1985).
VL  - 21
SN  - 978-0-85724-629-5, 978-0-85724-630-1/0270-4013
DO  - 10.1108/S0270-4013(2011)0000021015
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S0270-4013(2011)0000021015
AU  - McCollin Michelle J.
ED  - Anthony F. Rotatori
ED  - Festus E. Obiakor
ED  - Jeffrey P. Bakken
PY  - 2011
Y1  - 2011/01/01
TI  - Chapter 12 The history of giftedness and talent development
T2  - History of Special Education
T3  - Advances in Special Education
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 289
EP  - 313
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -