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Sisk, Dorothy A. – Gifted Child Today, 2022
The emotional intensities of gifted students affect not only their learning, but the way they live and see the world. This article examines the Theory of Positive Disintegration of Dabrowski (1964, 1972) to explore the inner world of the gifted. The five levels of development and five overexcitabilities of Dabrowski represent an abundance of…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Emotional Response
Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, 2022
As the 2021-22 academic year came to a close, the United States was rocked by the news of another school mass shooting, this time at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen fourth-grade students and two of their teachers were killed when an 18-year-old former student entered the school through an unlocked door, made his way to his former…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, School Violence, Weapons, Student Behavior
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Warr, Mark; Ellison, Christopher G. – American Journal of Sociology, 2000
Investigates personal and altruistic fear within Texas family households using data from the 1996 Texas Poll in which 1,006 respondents were interviewed. Finds that 63% of respondents were concerned or very concerned about their personal safety, while 70% were concerned or very concerned about the safety of someone in their household. (CMK)
Descriptors: Child Safety, Crime, Emotional Response, Family (Sociological Unit)