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Alsop, Glenison – Roeper Review, 2003
This article examines a definition of giftedness that emphasizes asynchronous development and analyzes archival data collected on 535 high-IQ children in Australia. It found five patterns of behavior that provide evidence of asynchronous development: anxious; self-critical; overly sensitive; easily upset; and easily frustrated; with depression…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education

Thomas, Ian – Environmental Education and Information, 1987
Discusses the various ways that environmental education is defined. Emphasizes the influence that environmental education can have on values and behaviors. Describes formal and informal approaches to environmental education, along with some of the problems of programs that exist in both of these realms. (TW)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Conservation (Environment), Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education