Understanding Giftedness: A Chinese-Israeli Casebook is a collection of case studies about gifted Chinese and Israeli children. These detailed cases examine giftedness in a variety of settings, focusing on the children s family backgrounds and environmental factors that affect their growth and development as gifted young persons. Ranging from a visually-disabled young boy to immigrant families in the US and Israel, this book is a valuable addition to research in the field of giftedness and will be useful in understanding the origins and characteristics of, and factors impacting giftedness in children. Features: - Contains eight unique case studies that examine - Features several classroom tips and strategies that teachers and allied educators can put into practice in real life - Each title in this series contains activities for teachers and allied educators to test their understanding of the specific special educational need Contents: 1 Introduction: Why Case Studies? The Development of Giftedness Studies - Hanna David & Echo Wu 2 Five Gifted Boys in One Classroom: A Case Study - Hanna David 3 Parental Influence on Children s Talent Development: A Case Study with Three Chinese American Families - Echo Wu 4 Two Gifted Young Men and Their Familial Ambiance A Case in Hong Kong - Echo Wu 5 Case Study of a Visually Disabled Young Boy - Hanna David 6 The Crystallization of the Self of a Gifted Dyslexic Young Boy after Forced Dextralization - Hanna David 7 A Conversation with a Chinese Nobel Laureate: Professor Yuan T. Lee - Echo Wu 8 Case Study of a Young Chinese Man: An Outstanding Harvard Business School Graduate - Echo Wu 9. Giftedness and Immigration: Case Study of a Gifted Family Emigrating from Russia to Israel - Hanna David 10 What is There to be Learnt from the Presented Case Studies? - Hanna David & Echo Wu