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Students' Perceptions of a Special Program for Developing Exceptional Talent in STEM
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Wu, I-Chen; Pease, Randal; Maker, C. June – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2019
This investigation was to explore perceptions of students who participated in the Cultivating Diverse Talents in STEM project in an R1 university through (a) university-based summer internship program, (b) subsequent school-year research internships, and (c) successive summer workshops or internships. Thirteen high school juniors from diverse…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Special Programs, Talent Development, STEM Education
Student Writing in a Talent Development Program: Sanctuary and Academic Site of the "Personally Humane"
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Paley, Karen Surman – Composition Studies, 2008
The author had the pleasure of being in an academic setting where students of color were in the majority. That was the summer of 2004 as she observed African-American Literature 1900-Present, a writing intensive class in the Special Program in Talent Development (SPTD) at the University of Rhode Island (URI). The author wants to tell the story of…
Descriptors: African American Students, African American Literature, Special Programs, Talent Development
The Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University
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Olszewski-Kubilius, Paula – Understanding Our Gifted, 2004
During the summer and on weekends, it is not unusual to see many children, the youngest holding their parents' hands, walking to classes amongst the beautiful landscaping and old buildings of Northwestern University on Lake Michigan's shores in Evanston, Illinois. The Center for Talent Development (CTD) has been offering services and programs to…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Talent Development, Institutional Mission, Special Programs