Affective education methods in special education are the concern of the text. Goals, definitions, and processes in affective education are considered in Chapter 1, which also examines such topics as the relationship between affective education and mainstreaming, teacher role, and pupil focused affective education. Specific program content is…

Nine author-contributed papers focus on the needs of preschool gifted and talented children. M. Karnes presents "The Challenge" of educating this population, reviews characteristics of gifted/talented children, and offers guidelines for developing programs for students, including gifted minority and gifted handicapped children. A variety of…

This digest discusses factors associated with the acceptance and rejection of preschool children by their peers and offers a number of strategies that teachers and other adults can use in their attempts to help children achieve social acceptance. Behaviors and characteristics associated with peer rejection include aggression and misinterpretation…