2011 TC Research
Teachers College, Columbia University
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James H Borland

Professional Background

Educational Background

B.A., Johns Hopkins University (English Literature)
Ph.D., Teachers College (Special Education w/ an emphasis on the education of gifted and research)

Dissertation Title: Cognitive Controls, Cognitive Styles, and Divergent Production Among Gifted Preadolescents.

Teaching Certification: Special Education (Elementary N-6 and Secondary English) for New York State;
Special Education for Pennsylvania

Scholarly Interests

Education of gifted students. Economically disadvantaged gifted students. Conceptions of giftedness.

Selected Publications

Planning and Implementing Programs for the Gifted (Teachers College Press).




Rethinking Gifted Education (Teachers College Press).




"Gifted education and the threat of irrelevance" (Journal for the Education of the Gifted).




"Identifying young, potentially gifted, economically disadvantaged students" (Gifted Child Quarterly).




"The construct of giftedness" (Peabody Journal of Education).

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C&T 4900: Research and independent study: Curriculum and teaching

Masters degree students undertake research and independent study under the direction of a faculty member.

C&T 5000: Theory and inquiry in curriculum and teaching

Required of and limited to first-year Ed.D. students in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching; must be taken in both the fall and spring semesters. Introduction to and exploration of important problems and issues in curriculum and teaching, methods of formulating questions, and modes of inquiry appropriate to doctoral-level research.

C&T 5024: Planning and implementing programs for gifted students

Examination of factors affecting planning and implementation of programs for the gifted, components of gifted programs, and systems approach to program planning. Students develop written program plans for specific settings.

C&T 6506: Advanced Seminar - giftedness

For doctoral students in Giftedness. Recent developments in theory and research in gifted education.

C&T 6900: Directed research and theory development in curriculum and teaching

Permission required.

C&T 8900: Dissertation advisement in curriculum and teaching

Individual advisement on doctoral dissertations. Fee to equal 3 points at current tuition rate for each term. For requirements, see section in catalog on Continuous Registration for Ed.D. degree.

Centers and Projects

The Hollingworth Center OLD