The profusely illustrated booklet suggests ways for developing the personal skills necessary for individual program development for achieving personal goals. With two hypothetical characters, June and Ray, to illustrate the booklet's suggestions, methods of estimating and testing physical, emotional, and intellectual traits necessary for…

In the fall of 1964, 4,288 students were nominated for participation in the 1st annual competition of the National Achievement Scholarship Program for outstanding Negro students. The students were divided into 3 groups--Scholars, Finalists and Commended. The highest competition status group, the Scholars, were awarded 4-year college scholarships…

This paper and abstract bibliography examines special education for gifted children. The paper discusses the right versus the privilege of gifted children to have special programs and appropriate stimulation. The annotated bibliography includes 70 document references from "Research in Education (RIE)" and "Current Index to Journals in Education…

Four papers presented by American Institutes for Research personnel review Project TALENT developments. The impending Five Year Career Data Book is introduced in David Tiedeman's paper, "A Career Data Book for the First Five Years After High School." For each of twelve career groups a descriptive statement provides information on…

The original edition of the Department of Labor Interest Check List aims at helping students decide what kinds of work they would like and lists activities that are found in a broad range of industries and occupations. The student is advised to read each of approximately 175 items and indicate how he feels about the activity described by placing a…

The annotated bibliography on Identification of the Gifted contains approximately 60 abstracts and associated indexing information for documents or journal articles published from 1959 to 1975 and selected from the computer files of the Council for Exceptional Children's Information Services and the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC).…

Presented is the conference report and followup of PAB (Parents-Administrators-Board Members), a team of people concerned about a cooperative approach for meeting the challenges of gifted and talented students. The background and history of PAB, the procedures in planning the conferences, a description of the conference format, and suggestions for…

Provided are appendixes from the 1974 annual report of the Leadership Training Institute on the gifted and talented. Included in Section A are a copy of a letter from the project director to consultants and the following tables: table 1--response to student activity questionnaire, table 2--public elementary and secondary school information, table…

Summarized in the report is information obtained at the Illinois Leadership Training Institute which was held for persons concerned with education of gifted and talented children in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The first chapter contains information on the participants and their backgrounds and interests. Chapter II…

A new book by John Dunstan gives evidence that the Soviet Union's special schools for the academically and athletically gifted are not as successful as commonly thought. The emphasis now is on mixed ability schools. (Author/SJL)

Responses of Illinois educators to a survey about vocational education programs for exceptionally gifted and talented students generally emphasized the need for differentiated programs, staff development, and community involvement. (MF)

Provides a detailed description of an experiment involving a particular method of teaching poetry to a class of high ability boys and draws attention to some common educational research procedures and their attendant problems. (DD)

Lists ten suggestions for recruiting staff members for student publications. (GW)

Available from: Love Publishing Company, 6635 East Villanova Place, Denver, Colorado 80222. The case of an academically gifted boy is presented, the term gifted is defined, and methods for identifying and educating gifted and talented students are considered. (SBH)

Haywood Technical Institute's production crafts program has an instruction staff of craftsmen who are trained as teachers and as production craftsmen. Its students are inspired and given the full opportunity needed to become successful studio craftsmen. (Author/NQ)