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Peer reviewedRobinson, Ann – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1986
The author examines problems and strengths in current research on labeling of gifted children and offers suggestions designed to broaden the scope of such research to include aspects of self-concept, teacher expectancy and effects of labeling on children, families, peers, and school personnel. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Labeling (of Persons), Self Concept
Peer reviewedRobinson, Ann – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1990
This study examined degrees of acceptance of the "gifted" label between 155 adolescents who reported either extreme comfort (N=71) or extreme discomfort (N=84) with the label. Few students reported the use of conferences in school-initiated labeling. Adolescents whose parents had initiated labeling were most likely to report comfort with the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Gifted, High Schools, Labeling (of Persons)
