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Angel H. Harris; Darryl V. Hill; Matthew A. Lenard – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2022
Disparities in gifted representation across demographic subgroups represents a large and persistent challenge in U.S. public schools. In this paper, we measure the impacts of a school-wide curricular intervention designed to address such disparities. We implemented Nurturing for a Bright Tomorrow (NBT) as a cluster randomized trial across…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Talent Identification, Academically Gifted, Gifted Education
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Slater, Eileen; Howitt, Christine – Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 2018
There is a need to identify young gifted children so that their cognitive and socio-emotional needs may be better met by teachers and schools. This study reports on Australian teachers' perceptions of the benefits and limitations associated with the use of a multiple assessment instrument process for identifying intellectually gifted 6- and…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Intelligence Tests, Pilot Projects, Foreign Countries
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Carraway, Jennifer H.; Young, Tamara – Educational Policy, 2015
This study examines principals' experiences implementing Skillful Observation and Coaching Laboratory (SOCL), a program designed to help principals become effective instructional leaders. Guided by Karl Weick's notion of sensemaking, this study sought to identify the components of SOCL that were implemented with fidelity and discover the factors…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Instructional Leadership, Principals, Program Implementation
Kern, Angela Haywood – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Culturally/linguistically diverse and economically disadvantaged students are under-represented in gifted education programs. White middle-class children tend to be afforded the opportunity of gifted education services. This study analyzed Ashe City Schools' journey to implement Project U-STARS-PLUS in order to identify and serve…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, School Districts, Economically Disadvantaged, Standardized Tests
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Swanson, Julie Dingle – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2006
This article describes Project Breakthrough, federally funded as a demonstration through the Javits Gifted and Talented Education Act. Project staff worked for 3 years with three elementary schools in South Carolina to train teachers in the use of language arts and science curriculum developed by the Center for Gifted Education at the College of…
Descriptors: Minority Group Children, Academically Gifted, Low Income Groups, Elementary School Students