ERIC Number: EJ1315028
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Oct
Pages: 16
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Educator Perceptions Following Changes in Gifted Education Policy: Implications for Serving Gifted Students
Hodges, Jaret; Mun, Rachel U.; Jones Roberson, Javetta; Flemister, Charles
Gifted Child Quarterly, v65 n4 p338-353 Oct 2021
Policy changes are an ever-present part of education. In 2019, legislators upended over two decades of gifted education policy in Texas with the removal of direct funding for gifted education. In its wake, the removal of funding shook educator morale and created uncertainty as to the future of gifted education in the state. In this article, we report on a survey administered to gifted education educators in Texas. A descriptive framework in conjunction with Bayesian analysis and multiple imputations is used to analyze the survey results. Our findings provide evidence that though educator sentiment is largely negative toward the changes to gifted education in Texas, educator outlooks on the future of gifted education in the state are relatively high.
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Educational Change, Gifted Education, Educational Policy, Academically Gifted, Educational Finance, State Aid, Bayesian Statistics, School Taxes, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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