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de Wet, Catharina F.; Gubbins, E. Jean – Roeper Review, 2011
This study investigated teachers' beliefs about culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse (CLED) gifted students. The newly developed "Teachers' Beliefs About Culturally, Linguistically, and Economically Diverse Gifted Students Survey" was administered to a stratified, random sample of 4,000 teachers from eight states. Three…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Standardized Tests, Teacher Attitudes, English (Second Language)
Alaska Governor's Office of Telecommunications, Juneau. – 1975
Communications satellite technology has for the first time given Alaska the capacity to deliver television broadcasts to the state's isolated regions. The ATS-6 Health/Education Telecommunications Experiment has given the state an opportunity to: (1) acquire experience with new forms of technology; (2) involve the state's culturally diverse…
Descriptors: Audiences, Communications Satellites, Cultural Differences, Educational Radio
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MacEachron, Ann E. – Child Welfare, 1994
Surveyed 49 state supervisors and 36 Native American supervisors of child welfare programs in Arizona. Found that, although both groups reported similar levels of supervisory professionalization and job satisfaction, they differed in their ethnicity, their supervisory tasks, and their training needs. Tribal supervisors reported having more…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, American Indians, Child Welfare, Cultural Differences
Alaska Governor's Office of Telecommunications, Juneau. – 1975
Alaska is a state of geographic and cultural extremes. In order to improve the standard of health and to provide broader educational opportunity, especially in rural communities, the ATS-6 communications satellite has been used to compensate for remoteness and transportation difficulties. The Health/Education Telecommunications Experiment has…
Descriptors: Audiences, Citizen Participation, Communications Satellites, Community Role
Alaska Governor's Office of Telecommunications, Juneau. – 1975
This is the third volume of a three volume final report for the Health/Education Telecommunications Experiment. This volume is a continuation of the appendix, and it includes communications that took place between the contractor, the office of the Governor of Alaska, and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in Washington, D.C. The…
Descriptors: Audiences, Citizen Participation, Communications Satellites, Community Role
Alaska Governor's Office of Telecommunications, Juneau. – 1975
This is the second volume of the three volume final report for the Health/Education Telecommunications Experiment. This appendix is a collection of documents which further elucidate the planning and construction of the communications facility. It includes a chronology of funding and contracting events, and copies of the actual grants and contracts…
Descriptors: Audiences, Citizen Participation, Communications Satellites, Community Role
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Coleman, Mary Ruth; Gallagher, James J. – Roeper Review, 1995
Results are presented of a national survey of state policies regarding identification of gifted students from special populations (culturally diverse families, economic disadvantagement, or gifted students with disabilities). Also considered is a followup study on the implementation of state policies in Ohio, Arkansas, and Texas. Future policy…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cultural Differences, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Dimitrov, Dimiter M. – 1999
The purpose of this study was to determine patterns of gender and ethnic differences in science and mathematics achievement of fifth graders, taking into account student ability, item response format, and strands of learning outcomes. Subjects were 2,551 fifth graders from a large urban area in Ohio. The Ohio Off-Grade Proficiency Test was used.…
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Achievement, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups
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South, W. Frank, Comp.; And Others
Presented is the report of a regional task force on diagnosis and program intervention for children with learning difficulties (learning disabled, behaviorally disordered, slow learning, culturally/linguistically different, and economically/environmentally disadvantaged children). Current state practices relative to the five disability classes are…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Cultural Differences, Definitions, Disadvantaged Youth
Gallagher, James; Coleman, Mary Ruth – 1994
The Gifted Education Policy Studies Program was designed to address two issues: the status of state and local policies on the identification of gifted students from special populations (culturally diverse, children with disabilities, and economically disadvantaged); and the impact of educational reform movements (cooperative learning and middle…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Ability Identification, Case Studies, Cooperative Learning