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Shergold, Susan; Baker, Sally – Gifted Education International, 2001
This article describes the development of gifted education in Victoria, Australia. It discusses implementation of the Bright Futures Policy and Program in 1995, the special gifted programs, and the Bright Futures Professional Development Package designed to improve gifted identification, develop awareness of school-based program options, and…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Educational History, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Gross, Miraca U. M. – Understanding Our Gifted, 2002
This article discusses teacher misconceptions of gifted students and gifted programs and the effects of a postgraduate teacher education program in Australia called the Certificate of Gifted Education. Results of the program indicate powerful changes in teachers' attitudes and support the need to provide every teacher with training in gifted…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Attitude Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Passow, A. Harry – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 1984
There is considerable interest in the education of gifted and talented youth in countries around the world. Gifted programs in Australia, Poland, the United Kingdom, and Israel are described, as examples of the approaches used globally. Identification procedures, teacher education, and general educational principles for gifted education are also…
Descriptors: Ability, Ability Identification, Achievement, Aptitude