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Ambrose, Don – Roeper Review, 2013
Severe socioeconomic inequality strongly suppresses and distorts the discovery of aspirations and the concomitant development of talents among the gifted. More comprehensive understanding of this suppression and distortion is available through a wide-ranging interdisciplinary search for research findings and theories that illuminate economic,…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Gifted, Social Differences, Talent Development
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Eilam, Billie; Vidergor, Hava E. – Roeper Review, 2011
Gifted students' perceptions of the desired characteristics of teachers of the gifted were assessed from a sample comprised of 404 elementary- and junior high-school Israeli Jewish and Arab students studying in pullout centers. Perceptions were measured using a questionnaire comprising teachers' cognitive, personal, and pedagogical dimensions.…
Descriptors: Jews, Student Attitudes, Academically Gifted, Arabs
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Neihart, Maureen – Roeper Review, 2006
Achievement/affiliation conflicts arise for gifted students when they associate certain achievement attitudes or behaviors with betrayal of their social, gender, ethnic, or racial culture. Studies suggest that a good number of gifted students begin to struggle with these conflicts during early adolescence and that these conflicts are a…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Academically Gifted, Underachievement, Early Adolescents