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Dr Joan Freeman
Selected Publications





A brief selection of recent publications
by Prof Joan Freeman


Books

Freeman, J. (1992).  Quality Education; the Development of Competence.  Geneva: UNESCO. (English and French)

Ojanen, S. & Freeman, J. (1994), The Attitudes And Experiences Of Headteachers, Class-Teachers, And Highly-Able Pupils Towards The Education Of The Highly Able In Finland And Britain University of Joensu, Finland.

Freeman, J., Span, P. & Wagner, H. (Eds.) (1995) Actualizing Talent: a Lifelong Challenge.  London: Cassell. (NASEN Book prize)

Freeman, J. (1996). Highly Able Girls and Boys. London: Department for Education and Employment.

Freeman, J. (1996) How to Raise a Bright Child.  London: Vermilion (Translated into Russian, Indonesian, Thai and three Chinese versions for Beijing, Taiwan and Hong Kong).

Freeman, J. (1998) Educating the Very Able: Current International Research.  London: The Stationery Office (Translated intoThai).

Freeman, J. & Geunther, Z.C., (2000) Educando os Mais Capazes:  Idéias e Ações Comprovadas.  São Paulo:  Editora Pedagógica e Universitária (EPU).  (In Portugese)

 

Books on Joan Freeman’s unique in-depth 27 year follow-up of gifted and non-gifted children

  • Freeman, J. (1979) Gifted Children: Their Identification and Development in a Social Context. Lancaster: Medical Technical Press; Baltimore: University Park Press.

  • Freeman, J. (1991) Gifted Children Growing Up. London: Cassell; Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. (Reprinted 1993, 1995).

  • Freeman, J. (2001) Gifted Children Grown Up.  London: David Fulton. 

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    Selected chapters and academic papers

    Freeman, J. (1993).  'When earning interferes with learning', in Wallace, B. & Adams, H.B. (Eds.)  Worldwide Perspectives on the Gifted Disadvantaged. Bicester, Oxon: AB Academic Publishers.

    Freeman, J. (1995) 'Recent Studies of Giftedness in Children', Invited Annotation, The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 36, 4,  531-547.

    Freeman, J. (1995). 'Towards a policy for actualizing talent in Freeman, J., Span, P. & Wagner, H. (Eds.)',Actualizing Talent: a Lifelong Challenge.,  London: Cassell.

    Freeman, J (1996)  'Gifted children' in V.Varma (Ed.) Coping with Children in Stress.  Aldershot: Arena.

    Freeman, J. (1996). ‘'Teaching highly able children', in R. Andrews (Ed.) Interpreting the New National Curriculum.  Middlesex: Middlesex University Press. (216-233)

    Freeman, J. (1996). La créativité et ses conflits', in Proceedings of Congres International à  la Sorbonne, Paris 30 mars 1996 Association Français pour les Enfants Précoces.

    Freeman, J. (1997)  'Actualizing talent; implications for teachers and schools', Support for Learning, 12, 6-11.

    Freeman, J. (1997)  'The Emotional development of the highly able’ European Journal of Psychology in Education. XII, 479-493.

    Freeman, J. (1998) ‘Inborn Talent Exists’, Behavioral and Brain Sciences, New York.  21:3.p. 415. 

    Freeman, J. (1998).  ‘Mentoring gifted pupils’, in S. Goodlad (Ed.) Mentoring and Tutoring by Students.. London:  Kogan  Page. (217-229)

    Freeman, J. (1999) ‘Internationale forschung zu hochgebaten und ihrer entwicklung’, in T. Fitzner, W. Stark, H-P Kagelmacher & T Müller (Eds.) Erkennen, Anerkennen und Fördern von Hochbegaten. (p. 229-245) Stuttgart: Ernst Klett Verlag.

    Freeman, J. (1999) ‘Teaching gifted pupils’, Journal of Biological Education, 43, 185-190.

    Freeman, J. (2000) ‘‘Families, the essential context for gifts and talents’, in K.A. Heller, F.J. Monks, R. Sternberg & R. Subotnik, International Handbook of Research and Development of Giftedness and Talent.  Oxford: Pergamon Press. (669-683)

    Freeman, J. (2000) ‘Begaafde Kinderen’, Vernieuwing, 59, 23-25. (The Netherlands)

    Freeman, J. (2000) ‘Children’s talent in fine art and music – England’, Roeper Review, 22, 98-101.

    Freeman, J. (2000) ‘Developing a school policy for gifted and talented pupils', Education Today, 50, 40-44.

    Freeman, J. (2000) ‘Families: the Source of Gifts’, Mensa Research Journal, 43, 52-59.

    Freeman, J. (2000) ‘Gifted Children: the Evidence’, The Psychology of Education Review, 24, 35-40.

    Freeman, J. (2000) ‘Giftedness, responsibility and schools’, Gifted Education International, 15, 13-22.

    Freeman, J. (2000) ‘Literacy, flexible thinking and underachievement’, in D. Montgomery (Ed.) Able Underachievers.  London: Whurr. (26-40).

    Freeman, J. (2000) ‘Teaching for talent: lessons from the research’, in Lieshout, C.F.M. & Heymans, P.G. (Eds. ) Developing Talent Across the Lifespan.  London: Psychology Press. (231-248)

    Freeman, J. (2001) ‘Englese regering subsidieert onderwijs aan begaafde leerlingen met 150 miljoen’, Talent, 2, Maart.

    Freeman, J. (2001) ‘Fear of writing’, in M. Stein (Ed.) Creativity’s Global Correspondents.  New York: Winslow Press. ( 194-197)

    Freeman, J. (2001) ‘Mentoring gifted pupils’, Educating Able Children, 5, 6-12.

    Freeman, J. (2001) ‘The education of the very able; Evidence as a basis for practice’, in M. Ainscow & P. Mittler, (Eds.)  Including the Excluded, Proceedings of International Special Education Conference 2000.  Manchester: Inclusive Technology Ltd with Manchester University. (CD Rom)

     

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    Author of well over 300 articles and book reviews on child development, psychology and education for both professional and lay journals, including Times Educational Supplement, Times Higher Educational Supplement, Journal of Further and Higher Education, New Society, The Guardian, The Independent, The Teacher, Psychology Teaching, The Literary Review, Psychology News, Biology and Society.   Frequent TV and radio broadcasts, interviews and film making with e.g. BBC, ITV, ITN, Fox TV, also press interviews, national and international.




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