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Dixon, Felicia A.; Cross, Tracy L.; Adams, Cheryll M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2001
Study uses three measurements in order to determine the psychological makeup of academically gifted students who are admitted to and leave home to attend a residential school. Results indicate six different cluster groups described as: mathematics focus; social focus; nonathletic group; low overall self concept group; verbal group; and…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, High Schools, Psychological Characteristics, Residential Schools
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Adams, Cheryll M. – Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 1996
This article documents the responses of a state-supported residential high school for gifted students following the 1994 suicides of three students. The school's measures to develop a screening procedure, design a prevention program, disseminate information about adolescent suicide, and host a conference are outlined, as is a separate crisis…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Psychology, Crisis Intervention, Emotional Disturbances