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Laurencin, Cato T., Ed. – National Academies Press, 2022
The number of Black students in science, engineering, and medicine in the United States has remained disproportionately low over the past several decades. A number of reasons have been identified as contributing to these low numbers, including those related to finances. Financial considerations range from the most immediate - the ability of…
Descriptors: Barriers, Engineering Education, Science Education, Medical Education
Orloff, Jeffrey H., Ed. – 1978
The report contains the proceedings of the Third Annual Northern Virginia Conference on Gifted/Talented Education. Titles and authors of papers presented include "Realizing Your Potential" (H. Lyon), "Developing the Gifts of All Children" (W. Barbe), "What is Leadership Training for the Gifted?" (D. Sisk), "Theoretic Foundations of Differential…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Conference Reports, Counseling, Gifted
Larsh, Edward, Ed. – 1979
Seven papers focus on the role of the arts with gifted students. E. Larsh presents an historical perspective, citing the existence of innovative arts programs as well as the vulnerability of arts budgets in terms of fiscal crisis. Larsh discusses recommendations from the National Forum on the Arts and the Gifted, including collection and…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Conference Reports, Evaluation Methods
National Association for Gifted Children, St. Paul, Minn. – 1980
The document contains proceedings from a convention on educating the gifted student. Brief summaries of presentations cover topics which include: humor as an indicator of giftedness, characteristics of gifted teachers, identification of the gifted and talented student, curriculum for the gifted, leadership training, counseling gifted Black…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Curriculum, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Academic Talent, 1985
Three issues (1984-85) of the newsletter address issues related to gifted and talented education. Articles include a review of counseling aspects, a summary of a meta-analysis of educational acceleration, a report of a summer program for gifted and talented students by a participant, discussions of master teacher qualities, an examination of the…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Creative Development, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Shore, Bruce M., Ed.; And Others – 1983
Thirty-two author-contributed chapters were selected from 369 papers presented at the 1981 World Conference on Gifted and Talented Children. Authors included psychologists, educators, geneticists, researchers, and sociologists. Papers address five topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): social contexts (parent and family role, gifted adults at…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attitudes, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development
Alf, Herb, Ed. – 1981
Edited proceedings from the Conference for Talent Development for Environmental Careers (Washington, DC, August 1979), focusing on pre-professional, environmental career experience programs for gifted elementary/secondary school students, are presented in this nine-section book. Each section includes a brief overview of the papers relating to the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Career Education, Career Exploration, Careers
Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Guidance Inst. for Talented Students. – 1982
This collection of papers for school personnel and families who deal with gifted and talented children addresses teaching and counseling strategies as well as the role of the family in educating these children. "Instructional Strategies for the Gifted and Talented," by Donna Rae Clasen, emphasizes questioning as an instructional strategy. "Using…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adolescents, Child Development, Children
National Association for Gifted Children, St. Paul, Minn. – 1980
The proceedings of the 26th annual convention held in 1979 of the National Association for Gifted Children are excerpted. Presentations are summarized in terms of intended audience, approximate duration, and content. Names and addresses of presenters are provided. Sample topics include identification of gifted and talented students, differentiated…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Consultation Programs, Creativity, Curriculum
Westat, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1993
This report gathers papers prepared for a design conference for the evaluation of the Federal Talent Search Program, an early intervention program to identify gifted and talented financially needy students and connect them with discretionary grants for higher education. An introductory paper synthesizes major conference themes. These include: (1)…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Early Intervention, Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Programs
Oregon Univ., Eugene. Coll. of Education. – 1983
This collection consists of 11 conference papers on issues pertaining to education of talented and gifted children; 6 are from "general interest" sessions and 5 are from "special interest" sessions. The general interest papers are primarily theoretical in focus. Titles include: Julian C. Stanley's "Finding Intellectually…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Academically Gifted
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1960
This conference focused on two themes: research in testing and the cooperative research program, and testing in the language arts. The morning session was concerned with the impact of the federal Cooperative Research Program on educational research. Papers were entitled: The Support of Measurement Projects by the Cooperative Research Program.…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Conference Reports, Developing Nations, Educational Problems
Orloff, Jeffrey H., Ed. – 1977
Presented are papers by keynote speakers and workshop session leaders from a 1977 conference on Creativity and the Gifted/Talented Child. Following a copy of the conference program are entries with the following titles and authors: "Creative Potential and Educational Experience--A Rationale for Creative Education Programs" (S. Parnes);…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Creativity, Cultural Differences, Educational Programs
Maker, C. June; King, Margaret A. – 1996
This book and video are based on a symposium on ways to foster giftedness in children in kindergarten through third grade. Emphasized throughout are DISCOVER projects, federally funded research and development projects to assist Arizona educators in identifying and planning programs for gifted children from diverse cultural, ethnic, and linguistic…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Design
Rader, John; Richardson, Glenna – 1977
Presented is a summary of a 3 day 1977 conference on secondary and postsecondary education for gifted and talented (G/T) students. The specific objective of the conference was the identification of key issues. Four major areas of concern were addressed by participants (sample recommendations in parentheses): administration (guidelines and…
Descriptors: Administration, Conference Proceedings, Counseling, Financial Policy
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