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Scarr, L. E.; And Others – 1981
In 1980, the Lake Washington School District in Kirkland (Washington) undertook a needs assessment of district activities and policies. One component of this assessment was a survey of community, staff, and student opinion concerning cost-saving or controversial actions or programs being considered for implementation in the future. Questionnaires…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education
Brumberg, Stephan F.; Toledo, Victor – 1980
This Title VII Bilingual Gifted and Talented Program was conducted in a community school district in New York City in 1979-80. The program served Hispanic students in grades K-6. A description of the school and the rationale for the program are presented, and program objectives are discussed. These are grouped in three major areas: (1) the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Curriculum Development
Branscomb, Anne W.; And Others – 1980
The report examines cultural and social forces in the United States which discourage innovation and creativity. The history of American innovation is reviewed; innovation is defined as the process by which new knowledge is generated and applied in the material and intellectual operations of society. Effects on innovation of the changing economic…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creativity, Cultural Influences, Educational Environment
Campbell-Thrane, Lucille, Comp. – 1979
This directory identifies key agencies and organizations that provide guidance and assistance to anyone who works with the special needs learner. The offices and establishments described in the directory represent the numerous organizations and agencies responsive to the academic and vocational requirements of the following special needs…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, American Indians, Asian Americans, Bilingual Students
Yonkers City School District, NY. – 1979
BRIDGE (Business Relating to Industry to Develop Gifted Education) was designed to bridge the gap between business, industry, and education via an internship program that would expose gifted and talented secondary school students to actual experiences which would increase their career awareness and knowledge of career opportunities. In addition,…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Community Involvement, Decision Making Skills
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1967
IN THE PAST THE ECONOMY CONTAINED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE WHOSE NEEDS WERE NOT MET BY THE SCHOOL, BUT TODAY NEW TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES OF PRODUCTION ARE ELIMINATING THIS CHOICE. SPECIAL PROGRAMS SUGGESTED HAVE TWO MAIN AREAS OF CONCERN, PREVENTIVE PROGRAMS WHICH RECOGNIZE SPECIAL NEEDS IN ADVANCE AND PROVIDE NECESSARY ASSISTANCE SO THAT…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Educationally Disadvantaged
TAYLOR, CALVIN W. – 1956
PAPERS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT OF A 1955 CONFERENCE ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF CREATIVE SCIENCE TALENT. MOST PAPERS DEAL WITH THE THEORETICAL INTERPRETATION OF CREATIVITY AND ITS MEASUREMENT. SOME ARE REVIEWS OF RESEARCH RELATED TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS AND PROCEDURES USED BY VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS IN…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Colleges, Conference Reports, Creativity
HARRISON, FOREST I. – 1967
DIFFERENCES IN ATTITUDES BETWEEN ADVANTAGED AND DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS, AND DIFFERENCES IN ATTITUDES BETWEEN INCONSISTENT STUDENTS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED MAJORITY GROUPS WERE EXPLORED. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY, THE INCONSISTENT STUDENT WAS DEFINED AS EITHER A STUDENT FROM AN ADVANTAGED BACKGROUND WHO WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL, OR A STUDENT…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis
Callahan, Carolyn M.; And Others – 1980
The development and implementation of an evaluation plan for a district's program for the gifted is examined. The school system in question applied for state funding to develop appropriate instrumentation and implement such a plan. Its uniqueness was in its attempt to secure funds for developing an evaluation for a given program. Because the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Education
Goettel, Robert J. – 1978
The New York system of providing aid to contend with the higher costs associated with special education programs is the subject of this research study. The basic policy questions that it addresses are whether the current state aid system provides for special education needs for which the state should bear special responsibility and whether the…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Finance, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Wisconsin Univ., Madison. School of Family Resources and Consumer Sciences. – 1979
This bibliography contains more than 400 annotated references on the topic of the father's role in family systems. In addition to the standard bibliographic citation, each entry includes an annotation which summarizes, discusses, or evaluates the item. The annotations range in length from a few sentences to several paragraphs. An alpha-numeric…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Biology, Birth
New England Education Data Systems, Cambridge, MA. – 1968
A colloquium, held by the New England Education Data Systems (NEEDS), resulted in five papers which explore some underdeveloped aspects of computer use in education. Gifted children are sometimes described as having an awareness of the learning process itself. Computers, with their capability to do multivariate analysis and simulate environments,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Computers
Lord, F.E., Ed.; Isenberg, Robert M., Ed. – 1964
Representative approaches used in programs in special education in the United States are presented. An overview is given of the types, definitions, numbers, and prevailing practices for serving exceptional children in the public schools; various approaches to developing area programs (contracting for service, organizing a special district, and…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Comprehensive Programs, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Fowler, William – 1966
Cognitive developmental learning is a concept expressing the hypothesis that learning has a continuing, cumulative, and transformational function in the development of intelligence. Two important questions are, "How much do we know about methods?" and "What classes of knowledge and abilities should we develop?" An analysis of past investigations,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Early Experience, Educational Experience
Blake, Kathryn A.; Williams, Charlotte L. – 1968
Knowledge of English morphology was studied in intellectually retarded (IQ 50 to 80), normal (IQ 90 to 110), and superior (IQ 120+) children at four chronological age (CA) levels from 4 to 12. The task involved using inflectional and derivational suffixes at two levels of generality: producing inflected and derived forms of English words, and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, English, Exceptional Child Research, Gifted
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