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Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children, Reston, VA. – 1989
This document presents minimum standards for programs serving gifted and talented students. The first chapter discusses program design standards, with a focus on building a flexible system of program options throughout general and special education that can be matched with the needs, strengths, and interests of gifted and talented students. The…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Administrative Principles, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Wright, Mary J. – 1983
Written for a variety of audiences, this volume describes the University of Western Ontario Preschool Project in sufficient detail to permit its replication; findings of formative and summative program evaluations are reported along with research developing new criterion measures of social competence. Begun in 1973, the program was primarily…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education
Schwartz, Lita Linzer – 1994
This book looks at gifted and talented students from a "national resource" point of view. The first chapter establishes the basic premise that gifted and talented children represent a significant resource to any nation and that it is profitable to the nation to invest in their development and education. Subsequent chapters describe types of…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Delivery Systems, Educational Needs, Educational Policy
Coleman, Mary Ruth; Gallagher, James J. – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1992
A national survey examined state policies for identification of gifted students who are culturally different, economically disadvantaged, disabled, or in some way at risk. Progress was found in the areas of greater public awareness, screening procedures, formal identification processes, and program initiatives. A sidebar describes the Jacob K.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, At Risk Persons, Cultural Differences, Disabilities
VanTassel-Baska, Joyce; And Others – 1991
This study explored the nature and extent of programs and services available for culturally diverse and economically disadvantaged gifted learners. Data were gathered through a questionnaire survey of directors of gifted programs in 49 states and territories and a questionnaire survey of 51 local school districts that have active programs for…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cultural Differences, Definitions, Delivery Systems
Passow, A. Harry; Rudnitski, Rose A. – 1993
This study analyzed state policies on the identification and education of gifted students as reflected in legislation, regulations, rules, recommendations, and guidelines provided by 49 states. The elements examined include: (1) state mandated services, (2) district plans for the gifted, (3) gifted education as part of special education, (4)…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Compliance (Legal), Counseling, Curriculum Development
