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Halkitis, Perry N. – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1990
The article describes an eight-week program in which gifted first graders at Hunter College Elementary School (New York) design and build a model of an urban home of the future. The program develops creativity and synthetic thought, raises awareness about the homeless and housing problems, and improves fine motor coordination. (DB)
Descriptors: Creativity, Enrichment Activities, Futures (of Society), Gifted
Ball, Joseph – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1990
The article recounts development and implementation of a 6-week summer enrichment program for 16 inner city gifted high school students held at an independent suburban college preparatory school. The program also provided scholarship help, enabling 1 inner-city student to attend the school full time. (DB)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Enrichment Activities, Gifted, High Schools
Peer reviewedShaklee, Beverly D.; And Others – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1991
This article discusses the critical elements of educational partnerships including leadership, communication, and planning for program development. The Cooperative Alliance for Gifted Education involving Kent State University (Ohio), Cleveland Public Schools, and International Business Machines is described, especially the Joint Partnership…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Child Advocacy, College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs
Smutny, Joan Franklin, Ed. – 2003
Twenty-five papers address issues of the underserved gifted, including environmental influences, multicultural and global factors, special learning problems, and the highly gifted and creatively gifted. The papers are: "Twenty-five Teaching Strategies that Promote Learning Success for Underserved Gifted Populations" (Jerry Flack); "The Invisible…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences, Enrichment Activities
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Direct linkFord, Bridgie Alexis, Ed. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2001
This publication presents seven articles concerned with the education of students with disabilities or special talents who also have cultural or linguistic differences. Section 1 contains the following four articles: (1) "Code Switching: A Bridge or Barrier between Two Languages?" (Alejandro Brice and Linda I. Rosa-Lugo); (2) "Resistance Theories:…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Blacks, Code Switching (Language), College Students
Download full textMcIntosh, Margaret E.; Greenlaw, M. Jean – 1990
This digest addresses the special needs of gifted urban minority students in the selection of postsecondary career and educational options. Noted is the frequent lack of family encouragement in this population toward higher education and career achievement. Suggestions are offered for teachers, students, counselors, administrators, and parents.…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Career Planning, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Counseling
Lange, Cheryl M.; Ysseldyke, James E. – 1991
This study examined the extent to which students with disabilities or special needs participate in Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO), a Minnesota program which allows 11th and 12th grade students to complete high school credits at a 4-year or 2-year college or a postsecondary vocational training institution. Directors of the PSEO programs at…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, College Students, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities
