The Handbook of Secondary Gifted EducationEdition 3

The Handbook of Secondary Gifted Education offers an in-depth, research-based look at ways schools and classrooms can effectively support the development of gifted adolescents in today’s educational landscape.

Co-published with NAGC, this third edition provides a comprehensive framework that places gifted adolescents and their unique developmental needs at the center of building effective educational programs. Thoroughly revised and updated for 2025, this edition examines the nature of giftedness in adolescence, explores the talent development process across multiple domains, provides rigorous curriculum guidance for all core content areas, addresses essential support services, and offers expertise for teachers and administrators currently in the classroom.

Authored by leading scholars and practitioners in gifted education, this essential resource is vital for educators, counselors, administrators, and researchers committed to developing the potential of high-ability secondary students during this critical developmental period.