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Shamah, Devora; MacTavish, Katherine A. – Youth & Society, 2018
Purpose is a concept receiving increasing attention in the developmental sciences. Making sense of your place in the world and finding meaning--a process fundamental to purpose--support positive development in adolescence and beyond. Using traditional ethnographic strategies, this article examines the development of purpose among a small group of…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Rural Areas, Ethnography, Social Influences
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Margot, Kelly C.; Rinn, Anne N. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2016
To provide further generalizability for the results garnered by two previous studies, the authors conducted a methodological replication. In addition to adding to the body of replication research done with gifted students, the purpose of this study was to examine perfectionism differences among gifted adolescents in regards to gender, birth order,…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Academically Gifted, Adolescents, Replication (Evaluation)