Examining the Media Coverage of Gifted Education: Study Tracks Trends in Major News Reports of Issues Affecting Gifted Education.

Karnes, Frances A.; Lewis, Joan

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ERIC Number: EJ514752

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Examining the Media Coverage of Gifted Education: Study Tracks Trends in Major News Reports of Issues Affecting Gifted Education.

Karnes, Frances A.; Lewis, Joan

Gifted Child Today Magazine, v18 n6 p28-30,40 Nov-Dec 1995

Major topics and geographic locations of articles on gifted education issues were identified for 180 newspaper articles published between January 1986 and December 1994. The majority of articles pertained to schools (32%), followed by those focusing on attitudes (22%), funding (16%), and enrollment/minorities (11%). (SW)

Descriptors: Content Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Regions, Gifted, Mass Media, Newspapers, Press Opinion, Special Education, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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