Education & Homeschooling
Dabrowski’s Theory of Positive Disintegration: Some implications for teachers of gifted students
This article explains Dabrowski’s theory of positive disintegration (TPD), its components—overexcitabilities, developmental potential, dynamisms—and implications for gifted education. It argues TPD focuses on personality and moral development, views intense emotions as catalysts for growth, and distinguishes Dabrowskian potential from conventional definitions of giftedness.
Sal Mendaglio
September 15, 2011