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Pereira, Nielsen; Peters, Scott J. – Roeper Review, 2023
In this article, we explore the work of Marcia Gentry as it relates to Project Having Opportunities Promotes Excellence (HOPE).We describe Project HOPE, the hundreds of scholarships it provided to students from around the country, and the broader effect it had on gifted student programs at Purdue University. We also discuss how Project HOPE…
Descriptors: Biographies, Scholarships, Gifted Education, Universities
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Li, Jian; Xue, Eryong – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2022
The purpose of this study is to characterize the graduate education development for creating world-class universities from the insight of the doctoral education in China. A systematic review is applied to examine the doctoral education development in contemporary China. The findings argue that there are tremendous challenges in China's current…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Program Development, Educational Development, Doctoral Programs
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Martínez-Rodríguez, Francisco Miguel; Ritacco Real, Maximiliano – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2022
In this paper we analyze the logic of "economic incentive" from the perspective of the teaching staff working within the Andalusian (Spain) state education system. We start from the interpretive paradigm in order to understand how neoliberalisation processes and the New Public Management (NPM) are perceived within the context of state…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Administration, Administrative Organization, Foreign Countries
Trotta, Melissa K. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The field of higher education attracts many talented, ambitious professionals who are inspired to work in this sector because of opportunities to support the academic, personal, and professional development of students. It is an irony that more attention is not paid to the professional and leadership development of administrative talent in…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Talent, Educational Administration, Higher Education
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Fulkerson, Janice L. – Roeper Review, 1995
The Lawrence Township (Indianapolis, Indiana) school district has shifted from a traditional approach to programming for gifted and talented students to a talent development approach, creating a K-12 Talent Recognition and Development Program (TRAD). The program focuses on four talent areas: academic, visual/performing arts, technical/vocational,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Differences
Cohen, Linda M. – NCBE New Focus, 1988
Issues in the education of gifted and talented students from minority language groups are discussed, including the definition of giftedness and how it affects minority language students, the reasons for underrepresentation of this group in gifted programs, commonly used techniques for identification of students in this group, and the suitability…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Acceleration (Education), Administrator Role, Change Strategies
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Passow, A. Harry; Rudnitski, Rose A. – Roeper Review, 1994
This paper describes two Department of Education reports on gifted education--1972's Marland Report and 1993's "National Excellence: A Case for Developing America's Talent." It relates report findings to findings from a survey of states' policies. The paper calls for states to design programs that nurture talent potential of all students…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government
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McPartland, James; Balfanz, Robert; Jordan, Will; Legters, Nettie – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 1998
A case study of a large nonselective urban high school in Baltimore (Maryland) describes the design and implementation of a comprehensive package of school reforms, the Talent Development Model with Career Academies. Qualitative and quantitative evidence is provided on significant improvements in school climate, student attendance, promotion…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Career Academies, Case Studies
Plowman, Paul D. – 1987
This presentation identifies factors which contributed to the rise of gifted/talented education programs in California from 1960 to 1987, factors contributing to the demise of such programs, and recommendations for improving the California Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) Program. Recent years have brought about a lessening of the program's…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Improvement
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1978
Based on the realization that the arts humanize the teaching process, motivate learning in all areas of the curriculum, and answer the need for creative expression, the Oklahoma plan was instituted in 1976 to provide a comprehensive arts program for the public schools. Its approaches include in-depth instruction by arts specialists, integration of…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Aesthetic Education, Affective Objectives, Art