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Shmueli, Eliezer – 1984
Included in Israel's population is a culturally disadvantaged group comprised primarily of immigrants and their children from non-European backgrounds such as North African and Middle Eastern countries. This group has shown a lower level of educational achievement than their European counterparts, and a number of education and social policies have…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Boarding Schools, Compensatory Education, Cultural Differences
Alamprese, Judith A.; And Others – 1989
Nine case studies of effective district and school-level programs for serving highly able, disadvantaged students in mathematics and science are presented. Case study sites included: Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore, Maryland; Challenge '85, Salina, Oklahoma; Gifted and Talented Program, James A. Garfield High School, Los Angeles,…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Acceleration (Education), Case Studies, Economically Disadvantaged
Karnes, Merle – 1988
This monograph addresses issues and problems related to identification of and programming for gifted/talented children of preschool, kindergarten, and primary age. Barriers to early identification and programming are identified. A rationale for early identification and programming is presented, followed by administrative options including…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Curriculum, Delivery Systems, Early Identification
Passow, A. Harry – 1984
Various approaches to educating the gifted and talented around the world are illustrated through descriptive reviews of gifted education in selected countries, including: Australia; Poland; England, Scotland, and Wales; and Israel. Following these reviews is an examination of several issues in gifted education around the world. This examination…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Acceleration (Education), Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Alamprese, Judith A.; Erlanger, Wendy J. – 1989
General findings from an analysis of district-wide and school-level efforts to develop highly able, economically disadvantaged students' academic skills and creative talents in mathematics and science are described. Data were collected from 29 school districts or schools located throughout the United States. Telephone interviews were conducted…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Acceleration (Education), Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Practices
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Olzewski-Kubilius, Paula; And Others – Roeper Review, 1994
This article extends the ideas of social support systems to giftedness and disadvantagement, and presents examples of two intervention programs for talented, economically disadvantaged children--the Epstein Fine Arts Fund, and SMART (Science and Mathematics Advocacy and Recruitment for Teaching), both in Chicago, Illinois. A research agenda is…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education