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Ginsberg-Riggs, Gina; Weiner, Ann – G/C/T, 1980
The topic of this month's column is the development of parent organizations for parents of gifted and talented children.
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Parent Associations, Statewide Planning
Buisman, Jackie – G/C/T, 1979
The author provides information on organizing a parent support group for parents of gifted children to share problems and plan appropriate educational opportunities for their children. Suggestions are made for making contacts, developing the group structure, and ensuring the group's success. (SBH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Guidelines, Organizations (Groups)
Peer reviewedRash, Patricia King – Gifted Child Today Magazine, 1998
Reviews information that teachers can impart to parents to assist them in parenting gifted children. Subjects addressed include characteristics of gifted learners, the need for early identification, school options, advocacy, myths about gifted students, the charge of elitism, the need to organize parent associations, burnout, and resources. (CR)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Advocacy, Child Rearing, Coping
Download full textBerger, Sandra L. – 1990
This digest offers guidelines for group advocacy efforts on behalf of gifted education. Four potential pitfalls are identified: using an adversarial rather than a persuasive approach; assuming that people in administrative and political positions are not too bright or not very knowledgeable--or both; being impatient; and ineffectively coping with…
Descriptors: Activism, Child Advocacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Meador, Karen S.; Meador, Don B. – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1992
This article applies the business concepts of cooperative partnerships between purchaser and supplier to improvement of programs for gifted students. It encourages systematic liaison between parent groups (the purchasers) and school and program administrators (the suppliers). (DB)
Descriptors: Business, Cooperative Programs, Educational Cooperation, Educational Philosophy
Bauman, Phoebe Lee – 1988
This study sought to determine if parents of gifted and talented learning-disabled children differed from parents of other gifted/talented children in their expectations of educational programming and parent-school relations. Subjects included 265 parents who were members of The Gifted and Talented Association of Montgomery County (Maryland) or…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Educational Practices, Expectation, Gifted
Alberta Association for Bright Children, Edmonton. – 1997
This handbook is designed to provide information to parents of gifted children in Alberta, Canada. The handbook outlines the mission and objectives of the Alberta Associations for Bright Children and describes the structure of the non-profit organization. The booklet then addresses: (1) the characteristics of gifted children; (2) the rights of…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Educational Legislation, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
