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Beckerle, John R. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of the study was to explore the current perceptions of adults who were enrolled in the gifted program of the St. Louis Public Schools in the fall of 1959 or spring of 1960. At this time in history the Cold War was a reality and the U.S. enacted the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) to find talented young people and give them the…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitude Measures, Academically Gifted, Public Schools
Gaffney, Michael J. – 1986
The papers presented at this conference review current research on effective educational practices for low-achieving students and identify those that might be applied to programs funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981. This report is a reaction to three papers which were presented at the final session of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Compliance (Legal), Cooperative Planning