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Peer reviewedCallahan, Carolyn, Ed. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1992
This article describes nine federally funded projects serving gifted children. Three projects serve young children (New Horizons, Project Synergy, and Project STRENGTHS); three focus on disadvantaged or minority populations; and the remaining three deal with nurturing scientific and mathematical talent, studying educational policy, and using music…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
Peer reviewedBaldwin, Alexinia Young – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1994
The Javits 7+ Gifted and Talented Program (Community School District 18, Brooklyn, New York) was designed to provide an opportunity for socioeconomically disadvantaged children to receive intensive school-based activities that would prepare them for gifted education programs. Teachers assessed students using Howard Gardner's concept of multiple…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Demonstration Programs, Economically Disadvantaged, Gifted Disadvantaged
Ribich, Frank M.; Barone, William P. – 1989
Sixteen underachieving gifted students at Oliver High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, were identified for a pilot program called Project Inspire, which sought to improve student achievement and build self-esteem, especially for disadvantaged Afro-American students. Teachers were selected as mentors for the students, and the mentors were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Black Students, Demonstration Programs
