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Peer reviewedJohnson, Sylvia T.; And Others – Journal of Negro Education, 1985
Describes design and implementation of a project which focused on early identification of potentially gifted students among youths frequently overlooked because of socioeconomic, cultural, and/or linguistic differences. Also discusses validation of a battery of procedures and techniques designed to identify potentially gifted students among…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Early Identification, Gifted Disadvantaged, Minority Group Children
Download full textSpringfield City School District, OH. – 1991
This project sought to identify and assist third-grade underachieving gifted students in four elementary schools in Springfield, Ohio. The four schools chosen for the project demonstrated a significant discrepancy between ability and achievement test scores among higher ability students within their culturally/economically disadvantaged student…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Cultural Differences, Economically Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedDamiani, Victoria B. – Roeper Review, 1996
This article describes Project Mandela, a federally funded enrichment and family support program for special populations (such as culturally diverse and economically disadvantaged) of gifted learners. Eighty-seven families participated in development of Individual Family Support Plans to enhance children's educational progress. The project found…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedLara, Susan – Gifted Child Today Magazine, 1994
This article describes a Spanish-speaking gifted child with limited English proficiency. The case study describes behaviors indicating giftedness, the importance of proper placement in school, home and cultural factors, identification of the culturally diverse student, and the development of a second language. (DB)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Case Studies, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education
Shmueli, Eliezer – 1984
Included in Israel's population is a culturally disadvantaged group comprised primarily of immigrants and their children from non-European backgrounds such as North African and Middle Eastern countries. This group has shown a lower level of educational achievement than their European counterparts, and a number of education and social policies have…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Boarding Schools, Compensatory Education, Cultural Differences
Buchanan, Nina K.; And Others – 1993
The Center for Gifted and Talented Native Hawaiian Children has been developing identification methods congruent with Hawaiian values and traditional talent areas and has increased the number of native Hawaiian students identified and provided with enrichment services. This report describes efforts to combine self-report data and performance-based…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Classroom Observation Techniques, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
Peer reviewedMitchell, Bruce M. – Roeper Review, 1988
A proper proportion of low-income participants and children of color should be identified for gifted/talented education programs. A modified quota system can be implemented by combining the use of intelligence tests and behavioral scales with individualized selection procedures that provide special consideration for poor, minority, and handicapped…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Admission Criteria, Cultural Differences, Disabilities
