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McCormick, Megan E.; Wold, Joan S. – Roeper Review, 1993
This paper reviews intervention programs developed to combat the phenomenon of gifted and talented females becoming at risk for academic underachievement at the onset of adolescence, especially in math and science. The programs described encourage nontraditional career choices, report changes in attitude toward math/science, and report improved…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Change, Career Choice, Females
De Morales, Paula – 1993
Na'imiloa, the High School Demonstration Project, is a program for potentially gifted and talented Native Hawaiian secondary students attending four high schools on the island of Hawaii. Phase I focused on identifying underachieving gifted and talented students; Phase II concentrated on student orientation to the program and on self-concept and…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cultural Background, Demonstration Programs, Ethnic Groups
Pyryt, Michael C. – 1992
This paper on career education for gifted and talented students addresses the following issues: multipotentiality versus pressure toward early specialization, expectations of significant others, differences in career lifestyles, required investments of time and money and resulting deferred family life, mobility demands possibly leading to…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Career Development, Career Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Friedrichs, Terence Paul; And Others – 1990
The monograph describes the characteristics of high-potential handicapped pupils, and explains how these children can be identified and served within Virginia's educational "Standards of Quality." Emphasis is on finding and nurturing students' strengths. After an introductory discussion of the importance of identifying and serving the gifted…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted Disabled
Karnes, Merle B., Ed. – 1983
Nine author-contributed papers focus on the needs of preschool gifted and talented children. M. Karnes presents "The Challenge" of educating this population, reviews characteristics of gifted/talented children, and offers guidelines for developing programs for students, including gifted minority and gifted handicapped children. A variety of…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Creativity, Curriculum Development, Gifted
Hainsworth, Jerome C.; Price, William O. – 1976
A Teacher Corps project intended to develop and implement a program of individualized instruction at a local middle school is described. The program is based on the assumption that each student is, in some way, a gifted student. The project adapts educational research in the area of gifted student instruction to a middle-school teacher-student…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Research, Gifted