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Spirituality and Giftedness: Threading the Path of Identity

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Handbook of Giftedness and Talent Development in the Asia-Pacific

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Abstract

A relationship between spirituality and giftedness has become an accepted part of gifted orthodoxy, and spirituality has even been suggested as a form of giftedness itself. This chapter, thus, adopts a structure of discussing spirituality in general and its characteristics before linking to giftedness itself. Initially the chapter sets out to present theories of spirituality, with particular attention to variances and their relationship to whether spirituality is considered as an ‘optional’ component of existence or a fundamental component of who each of us are. This will include a discussion of the roles of religion and spirituality within the literature. Factors associated with spirituality will be discussed, including altruism, ethical behaviour and social awareness, as well as their contributions to individual and collective development. A subsequent review of the literature will be presented to examine spirituality’s contribution to giftedness. There is limited literature that addresses spirituality, as a whole, and its role in and contribution to giftedness. Therefore, the component factors of spirituality will form the bridge to link to related features of giftedness, with an emphasis on research-based contributions. The chapter will include an argument for the inclusion of spirituality at a curricular level, with the associated educational implications, as well as suggestions for future research and practice.

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Walton, R., Vialle, W. (2019). Spirituality and Giftedness: Threading the Path of Identity. In: Smith, S. (eds) Handbook of Giftedness and Talent Development in the Asia-Pacific. Springer International Handbooks of Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3021-6_12-1

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