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Wieslawa Limont; Joanna Dreszer – Roeper Review, 2024
The aim of the article is to present transformational giftedness (TG) in the context of the theory of personality development. TG refers to individuals who strive to make a positive difference in the world in order to create a better place to live. Robert Sternberg divided TG into the following categories: self-realized giftedness, other-realized…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Academically Gifted, Personality Development, Change Agents
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Harper, Amanda J.; Clifford, Christine – Roeper Review, 2019
Kazimierz Dabrowski's five-level theory of personality development, the Theory of Positive Disintegration, is one in which the experience of all emotions is essential for the process of individual growth toward the personality ideal. In this article, we synthesize Dabrowski's conception of syntony and the development of empathy. We discuss the…
Descriptors: Empathy, Personality Theories, Personality Development, Personality Traits
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Harper, Amanda J.; Clifford, Christine – Roeper Review, 2017
Kazimierz Dabrowski's (1902-1980) five-level theory of personality development, the Theory of Positive Disintegration, is one in which the experience of all emotions is essential for the process of individual growth toward the personality ideal. In this article, we introduce the phenomenological and existential influences on Dabrowski, including…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Theories, Personality Development, Phenomenology
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Kane, Michele – Roeper Review, 2016
For over 70 years Annemarie Roeper was able to breathe new life into many aspects of giftedness and gifted education. Capturing the magic of such a charismatic and visionary leader is a challenge. However, stories and storytelling provide a pathway into the narrative of Annemarie's life as it evolved from young adulthood to elderhood. This article…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Gifted, Academically Gifted, Profiles
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Piechowski, Michael M. – Roeper Review, 2014
Some terms of Dabrowski's theory are misleading. The construct of level and the concepts of integration and disintegration mean different things. The concept of primary integration as a starting point for personality development is untenable in light of research on child development. In its place, Level I as a type of development that is…
Descriptors: Gifted, Individual Development, Personality Development, Emotional Development
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Laycraft, Krystyna – Roeper Review, 2009
Dabrowski's theory of positive disintegration describes patterns and explains mechanisms of human development and has been successfully applied to understanding of gifted individuals. This article shows how the concepts of chaos theory and self-organization such as the sensitivity to initial conditions, positive and negative feedback, bifurcation…
Descriptors: Gifted, Personality, Adjustment (to Environment), Depression (Psychology)
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Schultz, Robert Arthur; Delisle, James R. – Roeper Review, 1997
Describes an action plan that is helpful for all students, including gifted students, to promote development of their individual Selves--their inner voices. Guiding precepts for a curriculum that leads to the educational good life for students are provided, and Deliberative Artistry, a process that promotes self-examination, is described.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Discovery Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted