Interview with Prof. Joseph Renzulli

Abstract

Doctor Joseph Renzulli is one of the greatest current leaders in the field of Giftedness. As a matter of fact, a pioneer since the 1970s in the application of educational strategies for teaching gifted students to all students at the school environment. The American Psychological Association named him among the 25 most influential psychologists in the world. He received the Harold W. McGraw Jr. Award for Innovation in Education. He was also a consultant to the US White House Task Force on Gifted and Talented Education. In Brazil, his ideias have been adopted, since 2005, throughout the national territory, in the nucleons of High Abilities or Giftedness Activities.