%0 Journal Article
%T ¡°Nature¡¯s child¡± and ¡°the diplomat¡±:  A cross
%A Steve Haberlin
%J Gifted Education International
%@ 2047-9077
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0261429418761709
%X Scholars have expressed sustained interest in the social¨Cemotional adjustment of gifted children, with conflicting views persisting: one that gifted students possess greater resiliency to environmental stress; the other that this population is more vulnerable. Capitalizing on the few case studies that examined adjustment among gifted students, the researcher conducted a cross-case study of two highly productive fourth-grade students at a K¨C12 public school. Data were collected throughout the course of a school year and included interviews with students and their parents. Findings included students¡¯ relying on strengths to cope with their surroundings and periodically isolating themselves
%K Affective development
%K case study
%K emotional adjustment
%K gifted education
%K gifted students
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0261429418761709