NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Youth Leadership Forums--Providing Leadership Development Opportunities for Youth with Disabilities. Information Brief. Volume 5, Issue 3
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Epstein, Alicia; Eddy, Brenda; Williams, Michael; Socha, Julia – National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET), University of Minnesota, 2006
Years of youth development research have yielded consensus by researchers, practitioners, and government representatives regarding what young people need for healthy development. Both environmental and social factors are now seen as critical elements for youth development programs. Addressing these factors creates a foundation for the development…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Youth Programs, Environmental Influences, Social Influences
Programming for the Talented and Gifted Student in Small or Rural School Districts.
Rosberg, William H. – 1981
The paper addresses issues facing small and rural Iowa school districts that attempt to provide services for their gifted and talented students. Problems with transportation, personnel costs, and the small number of target students are cited, and enrichment program alternatives such as mentorships, educational programing from television and radio,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Delivery Systems, Educational Technology, Educational Television
A Survey of Types of Gifted Programs Offered in Iowa Public School Districts.
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Belcastro, Frank P. – 1998
This paper discusses the outcomes of a 1997 survey of 171 Iowa public school districts on programs offered to gifted students. The survey evaluated whether the school districts offered the following programs: enrichment in the regular classrooms, part-time special classes, full-time special classes, independent study, itinerant teacher,…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Advanced Placement, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development