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Lovecky, Deidre V. – Roeper Review, 1997
Discusses the development of moral sensitivity in gifted children and its impact on identity formation and development of the self. Also addresses how the phenomenon of asynchrony manifests in moral development of gifted children and the models they develop to give form to their moral concerns. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Children, Developmental Stages, Ethics, Gifted
Hague, William J. – Gifted Education International, 1998
Describes higher levels of morality by contrasting Kohlber's Cognitive Developmentalism and Dabrowski's Positive Disintegration. It argues that far from being a gift, high-level morality is a function of the whole person. It is something chosen and striven for, and the result of compassion and some kind of disintegration. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Development, Definitions, Empathy

Ramey, David A. – Roeper Review, 1991
Research in the fields of management, leadership development, and human development is reviewed. The research suggests that the quality of an individual's personal life, the effectiveness of his/her professional work, and the lasting public value of his/her social contribution are contingent upon a coherent sense of personal integration and…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Cognitive Development, Gifted, Individual Development
Piechowski, Michael M. – 1997
This paper discusses an expanded definition of the concept of emotional giftedness in children as defined by Annemarie Roeper. In contrast to examples of academic and artistic prodigies, cases are reviewed that illustrate less tangibly measured examples of children's giftedness, such as expressions of compassion, moral sensitivity, positive…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Children, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education