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Westphal, Andrea; Vock, Miriam; Stubbe, Tobias – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2017
The present study explored teachers' perspectives on one specific type of acceleration, namely, grade skipping. In addition, we investigated the extent to which teachers' beliefs about students' academic, motivational, and social development after grade skipping may explain teachers' acceptance of this accelerative strategy. Moreover, we examined…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Multiple Regression Analysis
Barber, Carolyn; Wasson, Jillian Woodford – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2015
Friendships serve as a source of support and as a context for developing social competence. Although advanced coursework may provide a unique context for the development of friendships, more research is needed to explore exactly what differences exist. Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health and the Adolescent Health and…
Descriptors: Friendship, Academically Gifted, Adolescents, Advanced Placement