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Peer reviewedRenzulli, Joseph S.; Reis, Sally M. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1991
Educators are encouraged to build advocacy for gifted education through the program itself by demonstrating the high quality products of participating students, and through continued commitment to public relations. Factors common to programs that have survived the economic downturn in New England are identified, including sustained advocacy…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Program Attitudes
Peer reviewedRosenstein, Peter; Dettmer, Peggy – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1991
This interview with the executive director of the National Association for Gifted Children documents responses to questions about gifted program advocacy, including opposition to differentiated education for gifted students, effective lobbying techniques, and relationships with legislators and the business community. (DB)
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Lobbying
Peer reviewedAlvino, James – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1991
Educators of the gifted are urged to use effective media strategies to promote gifted programs, including cultivating contacts with media personnel; targeting newsworthy content; selecting an appealing format for content; enhancing program image through use of the Driver Rider Matrix; writing effective news releases and features; making radio and…
Descriptors: Advertising, Child Advocacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Peer reviewedConfessore, Gary J. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1991
A follow-up study with 27 adults was conducted 9 years after the talented adolescents had participated in a special college summer arts program. Among conclusions were that participants were still highly self-directed and that they perceived the Johnson State (Vermont) Early College Program very positively. (DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Art Education, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys
House, Peggy A. – 1978
Fifty-seven outstanding students, grades seven to nine, entered the first or second year of the Minnesota Talented Youth Mathematics Project. First year students earned credit for two years of high school algebra in one year; second year students earned high school credit for either transformational or traditional geometry and trigonometry.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration, Achievement Gains, Junior High Schools
Download full textMiller, Arden; And Others – 1985
A consortium of Elliott , Rowan, and Morgan Counties (Kentucky) received a grant from the Kentucky Department of Education to demonstrate methods by which existing and future gifted and talented programs may be evaluated. A Multiattribute Utility Model was adopted, because the model avoids the pitfalls of an experimental method while providing…
Descriptors: County Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Dunbar, Donald A.; Salazar, Irene M. – 1985
The Gifted and Talented Program (GAT) of the Mellon Junior High School, Mt. Lebanon School District, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was evaluated in 1985. Questionnaires were sent to 139 parents and 50 academic teachers. In addition, 9 teachers, 4 administrators, and 12 parents were interviewed. Responses were summarized in detail regarding 14 topics,…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Assessment, Individualized Education Programs
House, Peggy A. – 1977
The Minnesota Talented Youth Mathematics Project (MTYMP) aimed to accelerate the mathematics learning of extremely talented junior high school pupils in special fast-paced classes outside of the regular school program. During the 1976-77 school year, 65 pupils from Duluth, St. Paul, and Minneapolis, Minnesota earned credit in Algebra I and II.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Acceleration
Highline Public Schools, Seattle, WA. – 1976
The Highline School District (Washington) developed and implemented a special one-year career education project for gifted and talented elementary school students based on three objectives: (1) increased perception of internal control among participating students; (2) increased knowledge of data-people-things categories; and (3) increased career…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Career Awareness, Career Education, Decision Making Skills
