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The Effects of Academic Giftedness and Gender on Developmental Trajectories of Hopelessness among Students Living in Economically Disadvantaged Neighborhoods
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Bolland, Anneliese C.; Besnoy, Kevin D.; Tomek, Sara; Bolland, John M. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2019
Although there is much research on adolescent poverty, research related to youth living in communities characterized by extreme poverty who are also identified as academically gifted is lacking. This study explores the development of hopelessness in these youths, compared with peers not identified as gifted, using data from the Mobile Youth and…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Economically Disadvantaged, Neighborhoods, Gender Differences
Gifted 'n the 'Hood: Gender and Giftedness as Predictors of Social Risk among Low-Income Students
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Bolland, Anneliese C.; Tomek, Sara E.; Besnoy, Kevin D.; Bolland, John M. – Exceptionality, 2018
Research abounds on adolescent poverty and on gifted education, but these fields are seldom considered together. This study explores trajectories of aggressive behavior (i.e., weapon carrying) of impoverished, gifted youth. Results indicate that gifted students engage in lower levels of weapon carrying than non-gifted students. Gifted and…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Gender Differences, Predictor Variables, At Risk Students
Using Technology in Gifted and Talented Education Classrooms: The Teachers' Perspective
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Zimlich, Susan L. – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2015
Technology skills are assumed to be a necessity for college and career success, but technology is constantly evolving. Thus, development of students' technology skills is an on-going and persistent issue. Standards from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills and the International Society for Technology in Education encourage educators to teach…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Academically Gifted, Teacher Attitudes, Phenomenology
Examining Gifted Students Who Are Economically At-Risk to Determine Factors that Influence Their Early Reading Success
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Bailey, Lora Battle – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2006
The aim of this study was to determine whether the "Frequency with which parents read to their children, Preschool Exposure" and the initial "Age" that students "who are economically at-risk" were first exposed to significant literacy activities at home or in a preschool setting affected their reading grades.…
Descriptors: Gifted Disadvantaged, Early Reading, High Risk Students, Economically Disadvantaged