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Ziegler, Albert; Phillipson, Shane N. – High Ability Studies, 2012
In this target article, we argue that current approaches to gifted education are based on the erroneous view that to understand the development of exceptionality we need to understand firstly the components of giftedness, including cognitive such as intelligence and non-cognitive factors such as motivation. In contrast, systemic approaches to…
Descriptors: Gifted, Child Psychology, Educational Principles, Educational Change
Smith, Carroll Lavern, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Purpose and Method of Study. The primary purpose of this research was to explore the beliefs of Illinois public school superintendents concerning the ability of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) to enable school reform. A secondary purpose of this study was to describe the extent to which those beliefs varied based on the size of school district, type…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Restructuring, Federal Legislation, Predictor Variables
Kaplan, David; Turner, Alyn – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2012
The OECD Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) constitute two of the largest ongoing international student and teacher surveys presently underway. Data generated from these surveys offer researchers and policy-makers opportunities to identify particular educational…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Teacher Surveys, Policy Analysis, Educational Change
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Bregvadze, Tamar – International Education Studies, 2012
During the past decade Georgia has received strong international support for education reform, and it represents an interesting case by which the effectiveness of particular interventions in the region can be assessed. Most attempts to analyse progress within the system have so far been concentrated on two aspects of formal education: private and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Tutoring, Tutorial Programs, Supplementary Education
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Shillady, Lucinda; Miller, Libbie – International Journal on School Disaffection, 2004
The Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) program has become a valuable resource in the implementation of the Puerto Rico Department of Education's educational reform process. To support the process, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico granted computerized equipment, reading and mathematics software and training designed for schools. This included reading…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response)