Reviews psychological conceptions of giftedness. Discusses the current status of education of the gifted. Introduces current public policy issues and concerns related to future policy issues. Recommends new directions for research. (Author/BJV)

This guidebook provides a rationale and guidelines for implementing a student-driven learning approach using enrichment clusters. Enrichment clusters allow students who share a common interest to meet each week to produce a product, performance, or targeted service based on that common interest. Chapter 1 discusses different models of learning.…

This article reviews research regarding gifted students with disabilities who underachieve. Educators are urged to determine whether underachievement stems from more serious physical, cognitive, or emotional issues, a mismatch between the student and environment, or a personal characteristic, and develop intervention strategies specifically…

This study addressed the questions and the challenges presented in the report by the United States Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, entitled "National Excellence: A Case for Developing America's Talent." Consistent with the priorities of the Jacob Javits Act, this study was designed to assess the impact of…