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Reis, Sally M.; Gentry, Marcia; Maxfield, Lori R. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1998
A study investigated the effects of providing one type of gifted-education pedagogy, enrichment clusters, to the entire population of two urban elementary schools. The teaching practices of classroom teachers who participated as cluster facilitators were positively affected both in the enrichment clusters and in regular classrooms. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Cluster Grouping, Elementary Education, Enrichment Activities, Gifted
Westberg, Karen L.; Burns, Deborah E.; Gubbins, E. Jean; Reis, Sally M.; Park, Sunghee; Maxfield, Lori R. – 1998
This paper reports the results of a national survey that investigated the scope and nature of professional development practices in gifted education used in 1,231 school districts across the country. Professional development was defined on the survey as a planned program of learning opportunities to improve the performance of the administrative…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Financial Support, Gifted
Gubbins, E. Jean; Westberg, Karen L.; Reis, Sally M.; Dinnocenti, Susan T.; Tieso, Carol L.; Muller, Lisa M.; Park, Sunghee; Emerick, Linda J.; Maxfield, Lori R.; Burns, Deborah E. – 2002
This report presents findings of a 5-year study on using professional development to extend gifted education pedagogy to regular education programs. Following an executive summary, the 15 chapters have the following titles and authors: (1) "Introduction and Overview of the 5-Year Study" (E. Jean Gubbins); (2) "Review of Literature" (Lori R.…
Descriptors: Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Inservice Teacher Education