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Smilansky, Moshe; Israelshvili, Moshe – 1989
This document discusses an Israeli project which targeted intelligent students in disadvantaged areas for special help with the objective being to encourage their college attendance. The introduction describes problems which confront any educational system in a democratic society, such as fostering adolescent development and encouraging quality…
Descriptors: Adolescents, College Bound Students, Disadvantaged Environment, Foreign Countries
Feldstein, Michael A.; Baenen, Nancy – 1991
EXCEL is an enrichment program for highly able students in grades K-2, designed to provide a nontraditional method of identifying young gifted and talented students, especially economically disadvantaged students, as well as to increase the ability of classroom teachers and parents to develop the potential of these students. EXCEL utilizes a…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Consultation Programs, Enrichment Activities, Gifted
Download full textSpicker, Howard H. – 1993
This report describes the strategies, accomplishments, and outcomes of a project designed to identify intermediate level disadvantaged rural gifted children and develop curriculum practices appropriate for their use. Project objectives are outlined, along with evidence of their accomplishment. Findings of the project include: (1) the…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Curriculum Development, Gifted Disadvantaged, Intermediate Grades
Kaniel, Shlomo; Reichenberg, Rivka – Gifted Education International, 1992
Evaluation of an instrumental enrichment program with 80 gifted children (ages 10-12) from culturally disadvantaged backgrounds and a follow-up study 4 years later showed: (1) generalization effects on verbal and nonverbal thinking tasks, and (2) durability of effects on thinking tasks and broad generalization in school achievement. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged Youth, Enrichment Activities, Generalization
Peer reviewedHollingsworth, Patricia; Johnson, Dale; Smith, Susan – Roeper Review, 1998
Nineteen elementary grade teachers who worked with minority, rural, and disadvantaged gifted students participated in a workshop on interdisciplinary active learning. Pretest and posttest scores revealed increased levels of perceived knowledge, skills, and implementation. Mixed results were obtained from comparison with a control group. (DB)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Gifted Disadvantaged
Spicker, Howard H.; And Others – 1996
This report describes the strategies, accomplishments, and outcomes of a project designed to identify economically disadvantaged rural gifted children (grades 3-8) from African American, Hispanic, Native American, and Appalachian descended, rural Caucasian populations. Project objectives are outlined, along with evidence of their accomplishment.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Creativity
