This article discusses concepts related to character strengths and positive youth development and how these ideas can be applied to improve outcomes among gifted young people. A theory with roots in public health, The Theory of Triadic Influence (TTI), is discussed with examples applied to gifted populations. Practitioners and researchers from…

For many years, those who work in the mentoring field have wondered how they can extend the impact of their programs beyond the benefits experienced by young people they serve. There has been an increasing desire within our field to harness the power of mentoring to enable the youth served in a program to not just grow individually, but to…

Technology is an increasingly omnipresent and rapidly changing component of today's world. As a result, there is an urgency to develop talent in the field of computer science (CS). The purpose of this article is to examine ways that educational systems can develop students' talents to fill the need for skilled CS professionals. We provide an…

This paper examines the integration of Chinese language education within the Philippine public secondary school system, highlighting its role in promoting multicultural understanding and enhancing global competitiveness. Through a mixed-methods approach, involving surveys and interviews with educators, and administrators across a representative…

This study applied Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) to examine factors influencing the academic aspirations of high-achieving sixth and seventh graders (n = 178) in a Talent Identification and Career Exploration (TICE) program, emphasizing geographical and gender differences. Participants were from rural, micropolitan, and college towns in…

We report on a qualitative study about the presence and role of insider knowledge in the lives of talented adolescents. Several themes emerged from the interviews: career aspirations of the participants; sources of knowledge about colleges and choosing a college; sources of knowledge about STEM careers; anticipated challenges; required skill sets;…

The author describes what the field of gifted education has accomplished since the advent of programming in the 1920s that has been of service to gifted learners, has been growth-producing, and has had a lasting impact on research and development initiatives. She also identifies what gifted education has not accomplished and the barriers that…

Colleges and universities across the United States face novel perils that include a decline in enrollment trends, questions about the value of a college degree, and increased scrutiny of institutional practices and policies. Due to the spotlight shined on all aspects of the higher education industry, presidents of colleges and universities have…

This research used a mixed methodology to explore elementary teachers' perceptions concerning giftedness and non-English-speaking students. The researcher surveyed Kindergarten through Grade 3 teachers on their perceptions and instructional practices about giftedness in elementary students. Participants were derived from mid- to large-size school…

Prior research documented disproportional representation across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic lines within the population of students identified as gifted and talented (GT). Less research has focused on what predicts improved representation for English learners (ELs) or students with disabilities (SwDs), or how state GT policies facilitate…

The ways in which teachers perceive, interpret, and respond to curriculum reforms can make or break any potential for innovation in their curriculum implementation journey. This study explored the perceptions, interpretations, and actions of teachers at Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools with regard to implementing a recently embedded course plan for…

This study aims to explore perceptions of otherness among primary school children, focusing on 4th-grade students in the southern region of Türkiye. The study group consists of 48 Turkish and Syrian students selected through criterion sampling, a purposive sampling method. Employing a qualitative research approach, this study utilized a case study…

Researchers investigated the impact of a professional learning intervention focused on teaching teachers to increase rigor, challenge, and engagement to reveal talent in low-income learners. The professional learning intervention's goal, to improve teachers' ability to recognize student ability and talent through use of proven high-level…

Most studies on talent competition shows (e.g., Culpeper & Holmes, 2013; Garces-Conejos Blitvich et al., 2013; Tang, 2016) do not delve into the role of judges giving positive comments to contestants. This paper investigates Simon Cowell's compliments given to Golden Buzzer winners on America's Got Talent (henceforth AGT) and Britain's Got…

This study was conducted with the parents of 30 children aged between 7 and 15 years with a mean age of 9.47 who were officially diagnosed as gifted individuals. Parents' views on recognizing and training gifted individuals in early childhood were examined. It is aimed to determine the characteristics of gifted individuals in early childhood and…