Described here in extensive detail is the second year of a talent development summer high school at Yale University. A compensatory program was provided for 117 underachieving Negro and white boys, judged to have unrealized intellectual potential, who came from both urban and rural areas. The report discusses the students, teachers, tutors, and…

A summer program enrolled 579 talented students. Regular admit students had higher aptitude test scores and grade point averages; special admit students, who came from inner city schools, manifested creative and artistic abilities and high motivation. Courses were offered in the arts, the humanities, foreign language, language arts, math and…

Reported are the findings of a national survey on the present state of public education for the gifted. A foreword, statement of purpose, procedural information, and findings are given for each of the major survey areas--definitions of the gifted child, identification and instruments for gifted children, educational programs for the gifted, and…

Merit is a popular social and cultural leitmotif in neoliberal society. It promises justice, equity, and social mobility for all by promoting the ethos that with the right skills, hard work and creativity, anyone can 'climb' the market-based social ladder. The aim of the study is to determine how academics conceptualize and perceive the concept of…

In spite of the use of nominations, rating scales, checklists, standard measuring instruments, culture-specific models, quota system models, and identification and instructional models, the number of Black students identified as gifted remains very small. New practices for identifying this subgroup must emphasize the diversity within the Black…

This group discussion concerning a proposed special Israeli high school for gifted students covers curriculum content and organization, identification of potential students, and students' educational needs. (KM)

The counseling and consultation component of Duke University's Talent Identification Program Summer Residential Program was developed to address the unique psychosocial and emotional needs of gifted adolescents. Focus is on counseling interventions; involvement of residential, academic, and administrative staff; and outreach workshops. (CB)

This article presents a study of a program in Peoria, Illinois, for the gifted and talented that serves as a national test case for gifted education and minority enrollment. It was concluded that referral, identification, and selection were appropriate for the program model but that inequalities resulted from socioeconomic variables. (Author/LMO)

The article describes goals and operations of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, a public high school and career training program for students talented in theater, creative writing, music, dance, and visual arts. Also discussed are results of a survey of student perceptions of the impact of the program on various aspects of their lives.…

It has been suggested that IQ's of gifted children resemble parents less than do people in general. This finding may have been an artifact of the particular estimator of the regression coefficient used. An unbiased estimator is introduced and shows that gifted children resemble parents more than persons in general. (Author/RD)

Describes the keyboarding program at Nicholls State University in Louisiana for gifted and talented junior and senior high school students. Gives results of a questionnaire distributed to 93 students concerning favorite activities, scores of timed writings, uses for keyboarding skills, computer accessibility, and student and teacher assessment of…

The U.S. Office of Education offers special programs that encourage and open the way for talented students with economic, cultural, and educational handicaps to finish high school and continue into postsecondary study. Three special programs, Talent Search, Upward Bound, and Special Services for Disadvantaged Students, were described. (Author/RK)

These 15 newsletters from the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) contain the following articles: (1) "National Research Needs Assessment Process" (Brian D. Reid); (2) "NRC/GT: Update of Year 2 Activities" (E. Jean Gubbins); (3) "Parents: Their Impact on Gifted Adolescents" (Julie L. Sherman);…

This Handbook, "Identification of Children Who Are Gifted in the Visual Arts: Implementation Handbook for Educators" provides arts specialists and gifted coordinators with procedures for identifying students who are gifted in art. To be effective, the screening and identification process requires participation by personnel with expertise…

This British book is designed to help teachers recognize, challenge, and support children who show advanced skills in reading and writing. Individual chapters include: (1) "The Problem," which discusses the failure of schools to identify pupils who are more able users of language and to develop the pupils' potential in primary and…