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Napier, Rebecca D.; Jarvis, Jane M.; Clark, Julie; Halsey, R. John – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2024
Despite adolescent girls' superior school achievement and high career aspirations, fewer women than men achieve career eminence. Understanding early influences on the development of gifted girls' career-related values and aspirations may help to explain this discrepancy in career outcomes. This article reports findings from a qualitative,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Womens Education, Selective Admission
Fiebig, Jennifer Nepper; Beauregard, Erin – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2011
This study assessed 43 gifted adolescent females in the United States and Germany over a 4-year period (in 7th or 8th grade and again during the 11th or 12th grade). Factors that were examined included the daughter's career selection, the prestige level and the education required to pursue that career, and the impact of the mother's gender role…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Females, Sex Role, Occupational Aspiration
Rudasill, Kathleen Moritz; Callahan, Carolyn M. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2010
The purpose of this study is to examine the contribution of gender to the academic self-perceptions of ability and related coursework plans for high school and college across academically advanced students. Participants were academically advanced students (N = 447) from grades 5 to 12. Findings revealed that (a) girls' self-perceptions of ability…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Sex Stereotypes, Females, Gender Differences
Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2012
The District conducts a "cross-sectional" analysis of student dropouts annually; it examines dropout rates among students enrolled in various grades at one point in time. A "longitudinal" analysis, also conducted annually, tracks a group of students in the same grade or cohort over a period of several years. Each method…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Graduation, Dropout Rate, Graduation Rate
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Pepperell, Jennifer L.; Rubel, Deborah J. – Qualitative Report, 2009
This research explored the experiences of gifted girls transitioning from elementary school to sixth and seventh grade. The current literature indicates that gifted girls often struggle emotionally during this transition. Seven research participants were selected and interviewed over a four-month period. Grounded theory methodology was used to…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Academically Gifted, Females, Grade 7
Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2011
The District conducts a "cross-sectional" analysis of student dropouts annually; it examines dropout rates among students enrolled in various grades at one point in time. A "longitudinal" analysis, also conducted annually, tracks a group of students in the same grade or cohort over a period of several years. Each method…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Graduation, Dropout Rate, Graduation Rate
Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2009
The District conducts a "cross-sectional" analysis of student dropouts annually; it examines dropout rates among students enrolled in various grades at one point in time. A "longitudinal" analysis, also conducted annually, tracks a group of students in the same grade or cohort over a period of several years. Each method…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Graduation, Dropout Rate, Graduation Rate