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Development of Attitudes about Control in Gifted and Talented Adolescents: Family and School Influences.

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Zaffrann, Ronald T. – Adolescence, 1983

Studied the development of attitudes about locus of control in four gifted high school students, using essays, extracurricular activities, and interviews. Results suggested scales are inadequate to describe attitudes about control, self-descriptions are not necessarily substantiated by behavior, and the labels external and internal are imprecise…

Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Case Studies, Gifted, High School Students

Adolescent Voices--Who's Listening?.

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Langram, Cecilia M. – Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 1997

Analysis of questionnaire responses of 44 minority (African American, Hispanic, or Filipino) gifted students attending a high school preparatory program, and follow-up interviews with 24 students, identified themes of locus of control, peer relations, leadership, and community orientation. Responses differed between genders. The role of school…

Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Black Students, Community Influence, Disadvantaged Youth