Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- List of contributors -- Introduction -- 1 Knowledge sans frontières? Conceptualising STEM in the curriculum to facilitate creativity and knowledge integration -- 2 Developing STEM talent in the early school years: STEM Starters and its next generation scale-up -- 3 Teacher beliefs regarding gifted and highly able learners in STEM schools in the United States -- 4 Parent or guardian characteristics and talented students' persistence in STEM -- 5 Talent development of STEM experts -- 6 What factors contribute to the development of gifted female scientists? Insights from two case studies -- 7 An extra-curricular gifted support programme in Hungary for exceptional students in mathematics -- 8 'It's great to be able to talk and discuss with other talented mathematicians': AskNRICH, an Internet opportunity for connecting like-minded gifted learners -- 9 Learning science through PROFILES: are there any benefits for gifted students in elementary school? -- 10 Talented students and motivated teachers: an interactive and synergistic tandem to design innovative hands-on learning practices in biosciences -- 11 Challenging gifted students in science: the German Science Olympiads -- 12 Incorporating nanotechnology into K-12 education, with a special focus on gifted students -- 13 Nurturing virtuous minds in gifted engineering learners -- 14 Design-based challenges as a means of encouraging creativity -- 15 Enhancing gifted early elementary students' learning experiences through engineering design -- 16 STEAM (science, technology, engineering, agriculture, and mathematics) education for gifted young children: a glocal approach to science education for gifted young children -- Index