Teacher Preferences among the Lower Socioeconomic Rural and Suburban Advantaged Gifted Students.

Abel, Trudy; Karnes, Frances A.

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ERIC Number: EJ491113

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Teacher Preferences among the Lower Socioeconomic Rural and Suburban Advantaged Gifted Students.

Abel, Trudy; Karnes, Frances A.

Roeper Review, v17 n1 p52-53 Sep 1994

Intellectually gifted students in grades 6-12 living in central Mississippi were administered the Preferred Instructor Characteristics Scale. Rural, low socioeconomic group students had a stronger preference for teachers with personal-social behaviors such as friendliness, enthusiasm, and respect for students, compared to suburban middle-upper socioeconomic group students. (JDD)

Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged, Gifted, Rural Urban Differences, Secondary Education, Socioeconomic Status, Student Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Mississippi

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