Roland Persson
Professor of Educational Psychology
Department of Communication and Behavioral Sciences
, School of Education and Communication
Head of Subject Psychology
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Dr. Persson is assigned mainly to the Human Resource Management Progamme in the field of Psychology. He belongs to the Encell Research Group, emphasises the importance of communicating science and its results to the surrounding community and has thus far initiated research projects into musical communication and learning; into the understanding of giftedness and talent in the various levels of education systems; Talent Management with an emphasis on what Google terms "smartcreatives", into gender roles and the measurement of its constructs; into ability climates in Europe and has of late also launched more theoretical studies of the individual, society and the significance of social evolution.
Biography
Roland S Persson, PhD, FCollT, is professor of Educational Psychology and has a research orientation towards high achievement (talent), giftedness and macrosocial dynamics in relation to these. He is Fellow of the College of Teachers, London, England as well as member of and advisor to the International Centre for Innovation in Education (ICIE).
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Persson, R.
(2022).
Educating for a cosmopolitan ethos in education: Adapting expectations to reality The International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 10(1-2), 77-85.
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Persson, R.
(2021).
On psychoses, conspiracies, creative flow and the absent-mindedness of genius: An evolutionary function-dysfunction taxonomy of the multiple realities of the human mind The International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 9(1-2), 55-80.
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Aktaş, V., Tepe, Y., Persson, R.
(2021).
Investigating Turkish university students’ attitudes towards refugees in a time of Civil War in neighboring Syria Current Psychology, 40(2), 553-562.
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Persson, R.
(2020).
Challenging the Culture of Competition Third Factor.
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Aktaş, V., Nilsson, M., Borell, K., Persson, R.
(2020).
Taking to the streets: A study of the street academy in Ankara British Journal of Educational Studies, 68(3), 365-388.
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Persson, R.
(2020).
Extreme intellectual ability and the dynamics of social inclusion The International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 8(1-2), 97-104.
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Persson, R.
(2018).
The Confusing Life of Being Too Different , 1(4).
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Persson, R.
(2017).
Reconsidering the Ambitions and Position of Gifted Education , 39(3), 183-186.
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Persson, R.
(2015).
Erudite, insightful and immensely important: A commentary on V. P. Glavenau's criticial article 'The Psychology of Creativity - A critical Reading' Creativity. Theories-Research-Applications, 2(1), 17-20 Bialystok, Poland: Walter de Gruyter .
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Persson, R.
(2015).
Vem bryr sig om talangerna? Axess, 48-53 Stockholm .
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Persson, R.
(2015).
High ability and dreams of innovation and prosperity in the emerging global knowledge economy: A critical analysis of changing orientations in research and practice International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 2(2), 15-34 Paris, France: International Centre for Innovation in Education (ICIE) .
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Persson, R.
(2015).
A voice of sanity in the arid land of dogmatic systems International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 3(2), 65-70.
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Persson, R.
(2014).
The Needs of the Highly Able and the Needs of Society: A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Talent Differentiation and Its Significance to Gifted Education and Issues of Societal Inequality Roeper Review, 36(1), 43-59 New York, NY: Routledge .
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Persson, R.
(2014).
Särbegåvning: Ett differentierat fenomen med sociala konsekvenser Socialmedicinsk Tidskrift, 91(2), 139-151 Stockholm .
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Persson, R.
(2013).
Who decides what giftedness is? International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 1(2).
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Persson, R.
(2013).
Särbegåvade elever och den svenska skolan Specialpedagogisk tidskrift - Att undervisa, 6-10.
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Persson, R.
(2012).
Increasing self-awareness, decreasing dogmatism and expanding disciplinary horizons: synthesising a plan of action towards culture-sensitivity Gifted and Talented International, 27(1), 135-154.
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Persson, R.
(2012).
Cultural Variation and Dominance in a Globalised Knowledge-Economy: Towards a Culture-Sensitive Research Paradigm in the Science of Giftedness Gifted and Talented International, 27(1), 15-45 World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC) .
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Persson, R.
(2012).
A bold and promising model with a few loose ends High Ability Studies, 23(1), 97-99.
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Persson, R.
(2011).
Ability climates in Europe as socially represented notability High Ability Studies, 22(1), 79-101 London: Routledge .
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Persson, R.
(2011).
Straight talking gifted and talented education Talent Development and Excellence, 3(1), 93-94 Ulm, Germany and Beijing, China: International Research Association for Talent Development and Excellence .
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Persson, R.
(2010).
Experiences of intellectually gifted students in an egalitarian and inclusive educational system: A survey study Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 33(4), 536-569.
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Persson, R.
(2010).
Adding emotion to the gifted musical mind: Towards a model of gifted musical thinking The International Journal of Creativity and Problem Solving, 20(2), 85-109.
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Persson, R.
(2010).
The importance and weaknesses of the productivist industrial model of knowledge production Gifted and Talented International, 25(1), 31-33 Winnipeg, Canada: WCTGC .
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Persson, R.
(2009).
Gifted Education: Recent developments in Sweden ECHA News, 23(2), 19-21.
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Persson, R.
(2009).
Intellectually Gifted Individuals' Career Choices and Work Satisfaction: A descriptive study Gifted and Talented International, 24(1), 11-25 Winnipeg, Canada: World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC) .
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Persson, R.
(2007).
The Myth of the Anti-Social Genius: A Survey Study of the Socio-Emotional Aspects of High-IQ Individuals Gifted and Talented International, 22(2), 19-34.
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Persson, R.
(2006).
VSAIEEDC - A cognition-based generic model for qualitative data analysis in giftedness and talent research Gifted and Talented International, 21(2), 29-37.
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Persson, R.
(2006).
Underground resistance is alive and well: An unofficial report from Sweden ECHA News, 20(1), 4-5.
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Persson, R.
(2005).
Voices in the wilderness: Counselling gifted students in a Swedish egalitarian setting International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 27(2), 263-276.
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Persson, R.
(2004).
Where tradition may get in the way of musical development: The case of learning an instrument Education Today, 54(4), 4-7.
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Persson, R.
(2002).
Hoogbegaafdheid in het buitenland: Zweden – begaafde leerlingen in een egalitair onderwijssysteem Talent, 3(7), 12- Utrecht: Uitgevereij Lemma .
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Persson, R.
(2000).
Survival of the fittest or the most talented?: Deconstructing the myth of the musical maestro Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 12(1), 25-38.
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Persson, R.
(1999).
High Ability, society and its future: The broader curriculum Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 8(1), 5-14.
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Persson, R.
(1999).
Exploring high ability in egalitarian settings: Swedish school teachers and gifted students Gifted and Talented International, 10(1), 6-11.
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Persson, R.
(1998).
Paragons of virtue: Teachers’ conceptual understanding of high ability in an egalitarian school system High Ability Studies, 9(2), 181-196.
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Persson, R.
(1998).
Competence beyond IQ: On domain specificity and the need for a differentiated and culture-sensitive taxonomy of gifted behaviours Educating the Able Child, 2, 20-26.
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Persson, R.
(1996).
Brilliant performers as teachers: A case study of common sense teaching in a conservatoire setting International Journal of Music Education, 28(1), 25-36.
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Persson, R.
(1996).
Studying with a musical maestro: A case study of common sense teaching in artistic training Creativity Research Journal, 9(1), 33-46.
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Persson, R., Robson, C.
(1995).
The Limits of Experimentation: On Researching Music and Musical Settings Psychology of Music, 23(1), 39-47.
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Persson, R.
(1995).
Psychosocial stressors among student musicians: A naturalistic study of the teacher-student relationship International Journal of Arts Medicine, 4(2), 7-13.
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Persson, R.
(1995).
Vad är musikpsykologi och vad gör en musikpsykolog? Psykologtidningen, 41(3), 4-7 Stockholm: Psykologförbundet .
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Persson, R.
(1994).
Control before shape - on mastering the clarinet: A case study on commonsense teaching British Journal of Music Education, 11(3), 223-238.
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Persson, R.
(1994).
Concert musicians as teachers: On good intentions falling short European Journal For High Ability, 5(1), 79-89.
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Persson, R., Pratt, G., Robson, C.
(1992).
Motivational and Influential Components of Musical Performance: A Qualitative Analysis European Journal For High Ability, 3(2), 206-217.
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Persson, R.
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Si tvorivy ucite? Tvorivost: Cto to je? Technologia Vzdelavania.
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Book
Persson, R.
(2023).
Begåvning och samhälle i paradoxernas samtid.
Jönköping:
Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation, Jönköping University
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Persson, R.
(2022).
Agility and function, or rule-ridden management and structural slavery: Disentangling the complexity of human nature, work, and policy making.
Zürich, CH:
LIT Verlag
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Persson, R.
(2021).
Ambitious humanity: the uses and abuses of competing.
Ulm, Germany:
International Centre for Innovation in Education (ICIE)
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Persson, R.
(2018).
Evolved human giftedness: Reclaiming science from ideology, dogmatism, and self-serving bias.
Ulm, Germany:
The Interantional Centre for Innovation in Education (ICIE)
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Persson, R.
(2010).
Kulturförståelse i ett globaliserat samhälle.
Morrisville, NC:
Lulu Press
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Persson, R.
(2006).
Pragmatisk analys: Att skriva om och tolka kvalitativa data.
Morrisville, NC:
Lulu Publishing
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Persson, R.
(2004).
Hungry to win, losing your mind?: The eating and dieting behaviors of bodybuilders and power sport athletes.
Morrisville, NC:
Lulu.Com
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Persson, R.
(2004).
Heroes, nerds or martyrs?: On giftedness and the leaderships of tomorrow.
Morrisville, NC:
Lulu Press
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Persson, R.
(2004).
Big, bad and stupid or big, good and smart?: a three-year participant observational field study of the male bodybuilder stereotype and its consequences.
Jönköping:
Jönköping University Press
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Atterström, H., Persson, R.
(2000).
Brister eller olikheter?: Specialpedagogik på alternativa grundvalar.
Lund:
Studentlitteratur
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Persson, R.
(1999).
Vetenskaplig handledning.
Lund:
Studentlitteratur
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Persson, R.
(1997).
Annorlunda land: Särbegåvningens psykologi.
Stockholm:
Almqvist & Wiksell
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Persson, R.
(1996).
Formell struktur och personligt författarskap: Råd och regler för vetenskapliga uppsatser.
Stockholm:
Almqvist & Wiksell
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Persson, R.
(1996).
Psyke, stress och konstnärlig frihet: Ansats till en yrkesmusikalisk psykosomatik.
Stockholm:
KMH förl. (Musikhögsk.)
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Doctoral thesis
Persson, R.
(1993).
The Subjectivity of Musical Performance: An Exploratory Music-Psychological Real World EnquiryInto the Determinants and Education of Musical Reality
(Doctoral thesis).
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Book chapter
Persson, R.
(2021).
Giftedness, talent, and human evolution: A framework for understanding extreme behavior.
In:
R. J. Sternberg & D. Ambrose
(Ed.),
Conceptions of giftedness and talent
(pp. 281 -294).
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan
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Persson, R., Aktaş, V.
(2019).
Understanding why an immigrant neurosurgeon is driving your taxi: On highly qualified foreign labour looking for work in your country.
In:
H. Ahl, I. Bergmo-Prvulovic & K. Kilhammar
(Ed.),
Human resource management:
A Nordic perspective
(pp. 153 -162).
London, UK: Routledge
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Persson, R.
(2019).
Recruitment mistakes, future employees, and fabulous fantasies: The market's need of magical qualities.
In:
H. Ahl, I. Bergmo-Prvulovic & K. Kilhammar
(Ed.),
Human resource management:
A Nordic perspective
(pp. 86 -102).
London, UK: Routledge
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Persson, R.
(2019).
Destined to lead the world? Great leaders, fashionable nonsense, and the origins and possible future of leadership.
In:
Roya Klingner
(Ed.),
Leadership in gifted education
(pp. 1 -47).
Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
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Persson, R., Aktas, V.
(2019).
Those who know more than you: Talent management in the Google era.
In:
H. Ahl, I. Bergmo-Prvulovic & K. Kilhammar
(Ed.),
Human resource management:
A Nordic perspective
(pp. 190 -202).
London, UK: Routledge
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Persson, R.
(2017).
Accountable talent: Under and overachievement as investible human capital.
In:
Roya Klingner
(Ed.),
Gifted underachiever
(pp. 1 -32).
Hauppage, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
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Persson, R.
(2017).
Ett förord till en förträfflig bok.
In:
Särskilt begåvade elever:
Pedagogens utmaning och möjlighet
Stockholm: Gothia Förlag AB
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Persson, R.
(2017).
Felrekrytering, framtidens anställda och fabulösa fantasier: Om marknadens behov av magiska egenskaper.
In:
Helene Ahl, Ingela Bergmo-Prvulovic & Karin Kilhammar
(Ed.),
HR:
Att ta tillvara mänskliga resurser
(pp. 113 -136).
Lund: Studentlitteratur AB
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Persson, R., Aktaş, V.
(2017).
De som kan mer än du: Talent management i Googles tidevarv för särskilda begåvningar i svenska organisationer.
In:
Helene Ahl, Ingela Bergmo-Prvulovic & Karin Kilhammar
(Ed.),
HR:
Att ta tillvara mänskliga resurser
(pp. 237 -256).
Lund: Studentlitteratur AB
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Aktaş, V., Persson, R.
(2017).
Fel person på fel plats: Om högutbildade invandrare på den svenska arbetsmarknaden.
In:
Helene Ahl, Ingela Bergmo-Prvulovic & Karin Kilhammar
(Ed.),
HR:
Att ta tillvara mänskliga resurser
(pp. 191 -206).
Lund, SE: Studentlitteratur AB
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Persson, R.
(2016).
Human Nature: The Unpredictable Variable in Engineering the Future.
In:
Don Ambrose & Robert J. Sternberg
(Ed.),
Giftedness and Talent in the 21st Century:
Adapting to the Turbulence of Globalization
(pp. 65 -80).
Rotterdam: Sense Publishers
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Persson, R.
(2015).
Through the looking-glass: Understanding the social dynamics of human nature and gifted identity.
In:
Roya Klingner
(Ed.),
Make them shine:
Identification and understanding of gifted children under consideration of their social and emotional needs
(pp. 37 -76).
Zurich, Switzerland: LIT Verlag
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Persson, R.
(2009).
Europe, Gifted Education.
In:
Barbara Kerr
(Ed.),
Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent:
Volume 1
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications
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Shaughnessy, F., Persson, R.
(2009).
Observed trends and needed trends in Gifted Education.
In:
Shavinina, Larisa
(Ed.),
International Handbook on Giftedness:
Part Two
(pp. 1285 -1291).
Dordrecht, NL: Springer Science
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Persson, R.
(2009).
The unwanted gifted and talented: A sociobiological perspective of the societal functions of giftedness.
In:
Larisa V. Shavinina
(Ed.),
International Handbook on Giftedness
(pp. 913 -924).
Dordrecht: Springer Science
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Kaufman, C., Kaufman, B., Beghetto, A., Burgess, A., Persson, R.
(2009).
Creative giftedness: Beginnings, Developments, and Future Promises.
In:
Shavinina, Larisa
(Ed.),
International Handbook on Giftedness:
Part One
(pp. 585 -598).
Dordrecht, NL: Springer Science
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Persson, R.
(2009).
The Elusive Muse: Understanding Musical Giftedness.
In:
Larisa V. Shavinina
(Ed.),
International Handbook on Giftedness
(pp. 727 -749).
Dordrecht: Springer Science
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Juslin, P., Persson, R.
(2002).
Emotional communication.
In:
Richard Parncutt & Gary E. McPherson
(Ed.),
The science and psychology of music performance:
creative strategies for teaching and learning
(pp. 219 -236).
New York: Oxford University Press
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Persson, R.
(2001).
Pandora’s Box revisited?: On information technology, technostress, virtual addiction and the effects of information overload.
In:
Mohamed Chaib
(Ed.),
Perspectives on Human-Computer Interactions:
A multidisciplinary approach
(pp. 17 -49).
Lund: Studentlitteratur
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Persson, R.
(2001).
The subjective world of the performer.
In:
Patrik N. Juslin and John A. Sloboda
(Ed.),
Music and Emotion:
Theory and research
(pp. 275 -289).
Oxford: Oxford University Press
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Persson, R., Joswig, H., Balogh, L.
(2000).
Gifted education in Europe: Programs, practices, and current research.
In:
Kurt A. Heller
(Ed.),
International handbook of giftedness and talent
(pp. 703 -734).
Amsterdam: Elsevier
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Persson, R., Pratt, G., Robson, C.
(1996).
Motivational and influential components of musical performance: A qualitative analysis.
In:
Arthur J. Cropley and Detlev Dehn
(Ed.),
Fostering the growth of high ability:
European perspectives
(pp. 287 -302).
Norwood, NJ: Ablex
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Persson, R.
(1996).
Concert musicians as teachers: On good intentions falling short.
In:
Arthur J. Cropley and Detlev Dehn
(Ed.),
Fostering the growth of high ability:
European perspectives
(pp. 303 -320).
Norwood, NJ: Ablex
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Persson, R.
(1995).
Musical reality: Exploring the subjective world of performers.
In:
Raymond Monelle and Catherine T. Gray
(Ed.),
Song and signification:
Studies in music semiotics
Edinburgh: Faculty of Music, Edinburgh University
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Conference paper
Aktaş, V., Tepe, Y., Nilsson, M., Persson, R.
(2022).
Mültecilere yönelik tutumlar üzerine kültürlerarası bir çalışma [A cross-cultural study on attitudes towards refugees].
21. Ulusal Psikoloji Kongresi, 13-16 Ekim 2022, Doğuş Üniversitesi, Çengelköy Yerleşkesi, İstanbul, Türkiye [21. National Psychology Congress, 13-16 October 2022, Dogus University, Cengelkoy Campus, Istanbul, Turkey].
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Persson, R.
(2019).
Challenges to the basis of giftedness and talent education.
Complexity of giftedness and creativity phenomena: challenges - and individual and society. 25th Round Table Conference on Giftedness, Vrsac, Serbia, 28 June 2019.
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Persson, R.
(2018).
Skola, utbildningspolitik och bortglömda vetenskapliga sanningar.
LUMA (Lärareutbildare i matematik) Konferensen,17-19 oktober 2018, Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation, Jönköping University..
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Persson, R.
(2018).
To be abnormal in a normal world.
A paper for the 10-year jubilee of the Bavarian Centre for Gifted and Talented Children, 3-4 November 2018 at Freising, Germany.
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Persson, R.
(2017).
The few, the proud and the brave: Finding, hiring and managing gifted employees in a time of talent wars.
International Centre for Innovation in Education (ICIE) Conference, Lisbon, 2-6 July, 2017..
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Persson, R.
(2016).
Är alla elever begåvade? Kan lärare lära alla elever allt?: Vetenskapliga provokationer för ett ideologiskt skolsystem.
Stockholm Leda Lärande, Stockholm, 7 september, 2016..
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Persson, R.
(2013).
Who decides what giftedness is?: On the dilemma of researching and educating the gifted mind in the light of culture, political ambition, and scientific dogma..
The Twentieth World Conference on Gifted and Talented Children, Louisville, KY, USA, 10-14 August 2013.
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Persson, R.
(2011).
The Multidimensional Model of Musical Giftedness (3MG): Breaking new ground in understanding musical talent and musical thinking.
World Council for Gifted and Talented Children WCGTC Conference, Prague.
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Persson, R.
(2011).
Social responsibility for Talent in Europe: Considerations in planning for a European Model for Talent Support.
”Social and European Responsibility” of the Hungarian EU Presidential Conference on Talent Support, Budapest, Hungary, 7-10 April 2011.
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Persson, R.
(2011).
Ability Climates: The forgotten cultural factor in promoting gifted education.
the International Centre for Innovation in Education (ICIE) Conference 2011, Istanbul, Turkey, 6-9 July, 2011..
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Persson, R.
(2009).
The Talent of Being Inconvenient: On the Societal Functions of Giftedness.
18th World Conference on Gifted and Talented Children, 3 – 7 August 2009, Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada.
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Persson, R.
(1996).
The maestro music teacher and musicians' mental health.
American Psychological Association 104th Conference, Toronto, Canada, August 9-13, 1996..
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Persson, R.
(1996).
The maestro music teacher and musicians' mental health.
The Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association (104th, Toronto, ON, Canada).
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Persson, R.
(1996).
The maestro teacher and musicians’ mental health.
The 104th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association in Toronto, Canada, August 9-13, 1996.
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Other publications
Persson, R.
(2022).
On society and the profoundly gifted [blog post].
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Persson, R.
(2019).
Särbegåvade barn i skolan och deras hälsa.
Jönköping, Sweden
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Persson, R.
(2019).
Digital HR, Artificiell Intelligens och Big Data: Den nya teknologins möjligheter och omöjligheter.
Jönköping
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Persson, R.
(2015).
Tre korta texter om att förstå särskilt begåvade barn i den svenska skolan.
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Persson, R.
(2014).
Sweden awakens to gifted education: The allure of economic growth?.
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Persson, R.
(2011).
On being musically gifted: For teachers, parents and their music-studying pupils.
Freising, Bavaria, Germany:
The Bavarian Center for the Gifted and Talented
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Persson, R.
(2010).
Förord.
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Persson, R.
(2010).
Särbegåvade barn och ungdomar är utmaning för svenska psykologer: En kort översikt.
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Persson, R.
(2008).
SESoFuS. Studien om folket vid slutet av normalfördelnings kurvan (+IQ131).: Om svenskt utbildningsväsende och intellektuell utveckling.
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Report
Bondarik, M., Dymarskaya, O., Persson, R.
(2017).
Talent for the knowledge economy? A case study of Russia and the search for key people for economic growth.
Jönköping:
Jönköping University
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Persson, R.
(2017).
Distress or satisfaction?: Talent management in higher education worldwide.
Ulm:
International Centre for Innovation in Education (ICIE)
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Gustafsson, J.
Allodi Westling, M.
Alin Åkerman, B.
Eriksson, C.
Eriksson, L.
Fischbein, S.
, ... Persson R.
(2010).
School, Learning and Mental Health: A systematic review.
Stockholm:
Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien
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Persson, R.
(1999).
Exploring the meaning of gender: Evaluating and revising the Bem Sex-Role Inventory (BSRI) for a Swedish research context (BSRI-SE).
Jönköping:
School of Education & Communication
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(2014).
Se mig också!: Om särbegåvades utsatthet.
Stockholm:
Karolinska och Vetenskapsrådet
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