Young children of color experience daily messages, explicit or implicit, that they are not as good as White children. These encounters act as barriers to African American children's positive racial identity development. This paper presents findings from a feasibility study of a program to infuse a community with positive messages about African…

As higher education institutions develop fully online course programs to provide better access for the non-traditional learner, there is increasing interest in identifying students who may be at risk of attrition and poor performance in these online course programs. In our study, we investigate the effectiveness of an online orientation course in…

A proposed three-dimensional model for identifying the gifted conceives of giftedness as a combination of characteristics. It emphasizes the different qualities of the characteristics as well as the fact that such characteristics exist in degrees or levels, thus helping to avoid thinking of giftedness or its components as being either wholly…

Information, materials, and suggestions are offered for providing vocational education for the gifted and talented. Introductory materials include definitions of the gifted, a review of vocational education literature concerning gifted and talented students, and procedures for identifying gifted and talented students. Guidelines are provided both…

While the commitment to technology for neonatal and infant hearing screening in this country has come a long way and is evolving rapidly, the average age of 18-30 months, at which young children with auditory disabilities are identified, is still unacceptable. The promise of earlier detection, diagnosis, and habilitation of hearing loss is within…

A model summer program for developmentally advanced preschoolers is described, including identification procedures, staffing, and curriculum. An open classroom approach was utilized with art, music, dance, and drama activities to encourage creative growth; reading, math, and science taught in an exploratory way for those children ready for…

This paper focuses on selection of students and curricular programming in gifted education. A current emphasis on selection rather than identification of able learners, including culturally diverse able learners, is noted, as are new understandings of the nature of giftedness, including: giftedness is more than high intelligence; giftedness is…

The paper describes the theoretical foundations of a project which would provide special education for gifted bilingual students in grades 6, 7, and 8. Major components of the project are: procedures for identifying gifted bilingual students, curriculum needs of these students, and the role of the teacher. A multiple assessment procedure…

Project IMPACT, a joint effort by public and private schools in Grand Forks (ND) to provide services to gifted elementary students, is described. Four project objectives are identified: to combine educational resources of public and private schools; to provide workshops and resources for teachers; to identify teachers suitable for teaching…

Intended for parents of gifted and talented children as well as for teachers and administrators, the handbook provides an overview of gifted education while describing one district's program model. The district's philosophy, goals and objectives, and definition of giftedness are set forth, followed by a list of learning and behavioral…

The paper traces the history of special education programs for gifted students in Taiwan and describes the current goals and nature of gifted programs. Four areas of support from the Ministry of Education are noted: program design, teacher education, resources (publications and instructional materials), and research. The identification procedure…

A program director at an Ontario school for the blind discusses the phenomenon of giftedness in blind students. A section on identification addresses factors involved in IQ measurement, language, creative and productive thinking, high capacity for seeing diverse relationships, goal oriented behavior, sensitivity to expectations and feelings of…

The paper examines key issues in the future of gifted education, first noting the emphasis in the current literature on the need for restructuring the curriculum, particularly in science and mathematics. Findings regarding definitions of gifted children are examined, noting the frequent practice of arbitrarily identifying those dimensions of…

This paper explores gifted education and plans for inservice teacher education in gifted education programs in Iowa. A survey was conducted of 238 Iowa public school districts having programs for gifted students. Initial analysis of the data involved a frequency count for each of 13 survey items which rated program emphasis on major provisions of…

The Johns Hopkins University Center for the Advancement of Academically Talented Youth and Duke University's Talent Identification Program are used as examples in this examination of the development of educational support systems in the identification and education of mathematically, scientifically, and verbally able youth. The educational support…