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Full-Time Classes for Gifted Youth.
Feldhusen, John F. – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1991
Provision of full-time programs for highly gifted students at both the elementary and secondary levels is supported, and guidelines are offered on criteria and procedures for student selection, curriculum and teaching methods, characteristics and training requirements for teachers, findings of research on special classes, and the need for…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Cross-Cultural Predictors of Teachers' Attitudes toward Gifted Education: Finland, Hong Kong, and the United States.
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Tirri, Kirsi A.; Tallent-Runnels, Mary K.; Adams, Aida M.; Yuen, Mantak; Lau, Patrick S. Y. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2002
A study investigated predictors of teachers' attitudes (Finland=147, Hong Kong=214, United States=160) toward gifted education. Attitudes depended on whether or not they believed that their school had gifted children, all children are gifted, gifted children should help others, parents have the major responsibility, and special classes best meet…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education
Programs for Gifted Children in Israel.
Burg, Blanka – Gifted Education International, 1988
Education of the gifted in Israel is described, focusing on its historical background, aims, definitions, pupil identification, programs, curriculum, and teachers. Programs consist of special classes, morning and afternoon enrichment groups, and two associations: The Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Science, and Programs for the Promotion…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Curriculum, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
The Evaluation of a Pullout Program for Gifted Children in Israel.
Rosemarin, Shoshana – Gifted Education International, 2001
Students, peers, teachers, principals, and parents (total N=180) responded to a questionnaire concerning a pullout program for gifted students in Israel. The questionnaire focused on the identification of the gifted, the level of parent involvement, teaching styles in the program, problems related to separation from home schools, relationships…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Gifted Children with Learning Disabilities: A Review of the Issues.
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Brody, Linda E.; Mills, Carol J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
Explores current policies and practices concerning the definition, identification, and educational needs of students who are both gifted and learning disabled. Recommendations stress the need for less rigid definitions and cutoff scores for program eligibility and the provision of a wide variety of settings (resource rooms, special classes) and…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Definitions, Delivery Systems, Disability Identification
Equitable Access to Excellence: Opportunities for Gifted Education to an Underrepresented Population through Open Enrollment.
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Awaya, Allen – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2001
This article describes a gifted program that identified students after entry into the program. Students are judged suitable for gifted education after having had opportunities to develop and exhibit behaviors within a gifted classroom. The result has been student opportunities and achievements that span the chasm between excellence and equity.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Educational Opportunities, Educationally Disadvantaged, Enrichment Activities