Self-Concepts and Expectations of Students at a Residential School for the Gifted.

Hill, Carrie; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ508305

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Self-Concepts and Expectations of Students at a Residential School for the Gifted.

Hill, Carrie; And Others

Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, v6 n3 p220-28 Spr 1995

Interviews with 16 gifted high school juniors explored their self-concepts and their expectations in entering a rigorous, residential academic program, the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities. Expectations and self-concepts were found to be primarily "academic,""social," or "balanced." Sex differences were also examined. (Author/SW)

Descriptors: Expectation, Gifted, High School Students, High Schools, Residential Schools, Self Concept, Special Schools, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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