The paper addresses identification of the young gifted child and explores research on the importance of early recognition and programs designed to meet the needs of gifted students. The history of gifted education and early childhood education is traced. Reasons for intervention, such as maximizing the potential of the gifted child, are pointed…

This booklet is the seventh in a series of eight that document the University of Nebraska-Lincoln/Lincoln Public School involvement in the Tenth-Cycle Teacher Corps Program. In addition to the five models discussed in other booklets (two through six) in the series, six other models were developed to aid in accomplishing the program goals. These…

Although many economic barriers to higher education in the US have been removed, many potential college students lack the will to seek a college degree. The 4-year Trent-Medsker study of some 10,000 high school graduates found that nearly 40% of the students able to enter college didn't and over 50% who did later withdraw and did not return during…

This manual describes the special services program for disadvantaged students in higher education, ways in which individual projects can be implemented, and the procedures for making application to participate. The program, which was authorized under the Higher Education Amendments of 1968, is designed to increase the number of disadvantaged and…

This report contains the responses and comments of 100 deans of engineering colleges to a questionnaire pertaining to black students and engineering education. The questionnaire was divided in three parts. Part I requested information on the number of (1) freshmen, (2) seniors, and (3) total students in all engineering departments. Part II…

The purposes of this study were to determine: (1) what attempts colleges and universities in Georgia had made to facilitate a successful college exit (i.e. a baccalaureate degree or completion of a prescribed segment of course work sufficient for job qualification or additional training needed in connection with a vocational choice) of…

The Educational Followup Study was designed to examine the relationship between perinatal variables and the later development of problems in school learning and behavior. A survey of 967 children manifesting learning and behavior problems, found that 43.8% of the subjects were classified in one or more of the following categories: (1) special…

This paper and abstract bibliography examines special education for gifted children. The paper discusses the right versus the privilege of gifted children to have special programs and appropriate stimulation. The annotated bibliography includes 70 document references from "Research in Education (RIE)" and "Current Index to Journals in Education…

This updated search of the ERIC system, "Dissertation Abstracts", and the journal literature yielded 36 documents which cover different and creative approaches in counseling that go beyond traditional methods and take the counselor outside the confines of his or her office. (SD)

Project Opportunity is a talent search and encouragement program that attempts to identify disadvantaged students with academic potential. The purposes of the program are: (1) to increase their academic achievement; (2) decrease the dropout rate; (3) increase the number continuing in higher education; (4) augment their knowledge of vocational…

The Southern Regional Education Board's Institute for Higher Educational Opportunity asked the presidents of 337 predominantly white colleges and universities in 14 southern states to describe innovative programs which their institutions had developed to assist minority students, and particularly Black students, to enroll and to succeed. They were…

This report is an independent evaluation of the College Adapter Program, a project that provides New York City out-of-school students and selected manpower trainees with a special program on enrichment services as a means of qualifying them for college entrance. The evaluation concluded that the program is successful, analyzes the reasons for its…

This annual descriptive report supplements the detailed official statistical and financial reports submitted to fulfill the requirement of a report for the fiscal year 1970-71, and to bring about increased understanding of the vocational program in the state. Information is presented about 36 specific areas under the four sections of: (1) program…

Evaluates the achievement, intelligence, and personality characteristics of students in the Street Academy, whose basic goal is to provide educational and education related services to school drop-outs, to increase their employment potential. (Author/AM)

The article discusses programs for special needs preschoolers in the public schools, in the context of issues common to all young children. (Author)