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A Bioecological Systems View of School Experiences of High-Ability Students from Rural India
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Chowkase, Aakash A. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2022
Using Bronfenbrenner's bioecological systems theory, this study investigated the school experiences of nine high-ability students from three secondary schools in rural Western India. Analyses of semistructured interviews revealed several interconnected systems of influences on the school experiences of participants. Intrapersonal aspects such as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Schools, Academically Gifted, Secondary School Students
Academically Gifted Students' Perceived Interpersonal Competence and Peer Relationships
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Lee, Seon-Young; Olszewski-Kubilius, Paula; Thomson, Dana Turner – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2012
Perceptions of the interpersonal competence and peer relationships of 1,526 gifted adolescents who had previously participated in academic gifted programs at the Center for Talent Development were examined, using an online survey. Major findings included that the gifted students had generally positive perceptions of their abilities to initiate,…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Peer Relationship, Talent Development, Interpersonal Competence
Perceived Factors Influencing the Academic Underachievement of Talented Students of Puerto Rican Descent.
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Diaz, Eva I. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1998
A study explored the self and environmental perceptions of six talented high school students of Puerto Rican descent who were underachieving. The absence of early appropriate academic experiences thwarted students' possibilities of developing their high abilities or talents. A model explaining underachievement and suggestions for meeting students'…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Gifted, High Schools, Models