The attitudes of building level principals and teachers are crucial to the successful implementation of any program or project. This input evaluation was conducted to assess the effect of an intensive communication strategy on teacher/principal: (1) attitude toward the gifted program; (2) knowledge of the characteristics of gifted students; (3)…

The pamphlet outlines programs provided by Bergen County (New Jersey) for gifted students. Initial sections provide information on definition of the term "gifted"; methods for identification; professional awareness and sensitivity to the gifted; and personal characteristics, strategies, and competencies of a teacher of the gifted. A…

This report is a compilation of information from a curriculum survey of elementary schools in the Clarion Manor Intermediate Unit of Shippenville, Pennsylvania. The report follows the same outline as the original survey and is divided into three sections. The first section compiles the responses of the individual districts to each of the survey…

Part of a 10 booklet series on talented and gifted education, the booklet presents information for parents about educational programs for talented and gifted children. An historical view of talented and gifted education is presented, along with a definition of gifted and talented students. Characteristics of giftedness are outlined for the…

IN ORDER TO PREPARE PUPILS TO PARTICIPATE FULLY, REGARDLESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HANDICAP, IN ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL LIFE, SCHOOLS SHOULD MAKE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PROBLEM OF DESEGREGATION. SPECIFIC PLANS UNDERTAKEN BY NEW YORK CITY REQUIRED THE STUDY OF CERTAIN ASPECTS OF EDUCATION--ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COMMUNITY ZONING, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL…

THE ST. LOUIS CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS GIVEN THE TASK OF INVESTIGATING WHETHER OR NOT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE ST. LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAD BEEN ENGAGED IN ANY POLICIES, PROCEDURES, OR PRACTICES WHICH MIGHT CAUSE RESEGREGATION IN THE SCHOOLS. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, THE COMMITTEE KEPT IN MIND THE TRUISM THAT THE SCHOOL, AS A UNIT…

FLEXIBLE PROGRESSION PROVIDES FOR A MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY IN THE WAY STUDENTS PROGRESS THROUGH THE SCHOOL PROGRAM. THE FIRST TYPE OF FLEXIBLE PROGRESSION, WITHIN THE ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL STRUCTURE, WAS USED IN THE PITTSBURGH SCHOOL SYSTEM. SIX SEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS WHO EXCELLED IN THE USE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE WERE PERMITTED TO TAKE THE…

PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES OF THE GIFTED STUDENT AND TO DEVELOP HIS TALENTS MAXIMALLY ARE OCCURING WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY THROUGHOUT THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS OF THE UNITED STATES. THIS COLLECTION OF ARTICLES PROVIDES THE DESCRIPTIONS OF MANY SUCH PROGRAMS FOR BOTH ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. CARNEGIE INSTITUTE…

THE PURPOSES OF THIS STUDY WERE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE DISADVANTAGED ENGLISH-SPEAKING YOUTH OF THE BRITISH ISLES AND THE UNITED STATES HAVE SIMILAR IDENTIFIABLE EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL PROBLEMS AND WHETHER THE SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS ARE APPLICABLE IN SIMILARLY DISADVANTAGED CULTURES. ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, PUPIL PERSONNEL WORKERS, AND…

RELEVANCE OF PEACE CORPS SERVICE TO CAREER GOALS OF VOLUNTEERS IS RECOGNIZED BY MANY EMPLOYERS AND SCHOOLS. THE CAREFULLY THOUGHT OUT AND ADMINISTERED SELECTION AND TRAINING PROCEDURE, AND LOW ATTRITION RATE OF OVERSEAS VOLUNTEERS ARE IMPRESSIVE CREDENTIALS. POST-SERVICE CAREER PLANS OF RETURNED VOLUNTEERS ARE--33.6 PERCENT CONTINUING EDUCATION,…

THE DUARTE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFERS SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP GREATER SELF-DIRECTION, CONFIDENCE, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND A DEGREE OF SKILL IN ALL AREAS OF THE CURRICULUM RELATIVE TO THE STUDENTS' ABILITIES. THE SELECTION OF STUDENTS SHOULD BE BASED ON AN INDIVIDUAL TEST, A SCORE AT OR ABOVE THE 98TH PERCENTILE ON A GROUP TEST OF…

THE STORY OF THE SUPERIOR AND TALENTED STUDENT PROJECT AS IT WAS UTILIZED IN THE MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, SCHOOL SYSTEM IS RELATED. THE STS PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IDENTIFYING SUPERIOR AND TALENTED STUDENTS, IN PROVIDING GUIDANCE SERVICES FOR THEM, IN ENCOURAGING THEM TO MAKE APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL CHOICES,…

EIGHT CHAPTERS -- PUBLIC OPINION, RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CITY, STATE, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, DIVERSE GROUPS, DEFENSE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, GENERAL WELFARE, ROLE OF EDUCATION, AND HUMAN AND NATURAL RESOURCES -- COMPRISE THE CURRICULUM GUIDE. EACH CHAPTER GIVES AN OUTLINE OF THE MATERIAL AS A TEACHING GUIDE AND OFFERS SUGGESTED LEARNING…

A SPECIAL TRIAL STUDY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM WAS INITIATED FOR STUDENTS WHOSE PAST ACADEMIC RECORDS WOULD NOT NORMALLY HAVE QUALIFIED THEM FOR ADMISSION TO COLLEGE. STUDENTS WHO HAD MAINTAINED LESS THAN A 75 AVERAGE IN HIGH SCHOOL WERE ALLOWED TO MATRICULATE IN A REDUCED PROGRAM OF STUDIES IN THE EVENING DIVISION. THE STUDENTS WERE ALSO REQUIRED TO…