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Peer reviewedMitchell, Patrick J. – RE:view, 2001
This article describes the establishment of Individual Development through Employment, Assessment, and Learning (IDEAL), a summer transition program for adolescents with blindness or visual impairments in Pennsylvania. The program emphasizes independence, work exploration, and social skills development. Data from participants, parents, and staff…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blindness, Career Exploration, Participant Satisfaction
Peer reviewedBrounstein, Paul J.; And Others – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1988
A survey of 612 extremely gifted adolescents attending the Talent Identification Program identified three groups: (1) academically oriented; (2) socially oriented; and (3) highly motivated-gregarious. The tendency among gifted females to be more social and gregarious and better balanced between social and achievement interests than males warrants…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adolescent Development, Enrichment Activities, Gifted
