Feldhusen, John F.

views updated

FELDHUSEN, John F.

FELDHUSEN, John F. American, b. 1926. Genres: Education, Psychology. Career: Wisconsin School for Boys, counselor, 1949-51; teacher at a private school in Lake Geneva, WI, 1951-54; Madison Business College, WI, part-time instructor, 1955-58; University of Wisconsin-Madison, instructor, 1958-59; Wisconsin State University (now University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire), assistant professor, 1959-61, associate professor, 1961-62; Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, associate professor, 1962-65, professor, 1965-, Robert B. Kane Distinguished Professor of Education, 1990-, now emeritus. United Arab Emirates University, leader of team to evaluate the College of Education, 1989-91. National Institute on Professional Training in Gifted Education, director, 1980-84. Publications: (with D.J. Treffinger and S.J. Moore) Global and Componential Evaluation of Creativity Instructional Materials, 1970; (with W. Kryspin) Writing Behavioral Objectives, 1974; (with W. Kryspin) Developing Classroom Tests, 1974; (with D.J. Treffinger) Teaching Creative Thinking and Problem Solving, 1977, 2nd ed. as Creative Thinking and Problem Solving in Gifted Education, 1980; (with R.L. Hohn and D.J. Treffinger) Reach Each You Teach, 1979; The Three-Stage Model of Course Design, 1980; (with W.B. Richardson) Leadership Education: Developing Skills for Youth, 1984; (with K.A. Heller) Identifying and Nurturing the Gifted, 1986; (with W.W. Haeger) Developing a Mentor Program, 1989; (with J.L. VanTassel-Baska and K.R. Seeley) Excellence in Educating the Gifted, 1989; (with D.J. Treffinger and R.L. Hohn) Reach Each You Teach II, 1989; (with S.M. Hoover and M.F. Sayler) Identification and Education of the Gifted and Talented at the Secondary Level, 1990; (with R. Jenkins-Friedman and E.S. Richert) Special Populations of Gifted Learners, 1991; TIDE: Talent Identification and Development in Education, 1995; (with D.J. Treffinger) Planning for Productive Thinking and Learning, 2000. EDITOR: (and contrib.) Toward Excellence in Gifted Education, 1985; (with others, and contrib.) Comprehensive Curriculum for Gifted Learners, 1988; (with N.K. Buchanan) Conducting Research and Evaluation in Gifted Education, 1991. Contributor to books. Contributor of articles and reviews to education and psychology journals. Address: Beering Hall 1446, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]