This case study reports on an 11-year-old boy with multiple exceptionalities. The child was verbally gifted, learning disabled in mathematics, and health impaired. He had received homebound instruction throughout his elementary school years. Qualitative research methods were used to explore the subject's learning characteristics and educational…

This study compared 10 gifted and 10 average children in each elementary grade for higher level cognitive writing processes and lower level transcription processes. Results indicated that gifted and average children differed in the higher level cognitive processes but not in the lower level writing processes. Results have implications for…

The Early Assessment for Exceptional Potential portfolio assessment model assesses children as exceptional learners, users, generators, and pursuers of knowledge. It is based on use of authentic learning opportunities; interaction of assessment, curriculum, and instruction; multiple criteria derived from multiple sources; and systematic teacher…

Comparison of three groups of gifted students (total n=275) in grades two through eight whose birthdays were either early, intermediate, or late in their school entry year found higher achievement for the older students but concluded that age position in relation to classmates does not appear to be a critical variable in the school performance of…

Analysis of achievement and self-concept scores of 299 African American, 52 Hispanic, and 595 white elementary school students found that minority students in gifted programs scored significantly higher on achievement measures than did minority students in regular classrooms but lower than white gifted program students. There were no minority…

This interview with Joshua Lederberg, who won the 1958 Nobel prize in physiology and medicine, covers his research interests, the role of mentors, his childhood and school years as a highly gifted child, the nature of good teaching, child prodigies, and the scientific endeavor. (DB)

Case studies of the British Training Credits (TC) initiative show that the notion of a market for training driven by young people as customers is largely mythical, due to such factors as recession, importance of local networks in finding employment, and marginal involvement of small businesses. (SK)

The terms on which funds are allocated to Britain's Training and Enterprise Councils (TECs) offer little financial incentive to support high-cost, high-quality training. As it stands, TECs' performance ratings improve only if they support the cheapest, easiest, and quickest means that match government output measures. (SK)

Analyzes Training and Enterprise Councils (TECs) within the historical context of national and local training initiatives in England and Wales. Concludes that decreasing public financing means that the quality and availability of training will depend on where one lives. In less affluent areas, TECs will be unable to affect the local economy,…

Comparison of Britain's Training and Enterprise Councils/Local Enterprise Companies with the United States' Private Industry Councils (PICs) shows common problems: inadequate financing, labor market fragmentation, staff turnover, and lack of national strategy. PICs have a clearer mission and greater success in developing partnerships with local…

Examination of Scottish students' progression through National Certificate Modules shows that by 19, women had started and completed fewer modules; men and women tended to select different subjects at different status levels; over time, women's participation declined more rapidly; women made less use of modules to progress to higher education; and…

Influences on premarital education programs include sponsors (predominantly churches) and adult learners' varied ways of participating. A competency-based approach conflicts with student-centered, democratic educational culture. When participation is required, learning outcomes are affected. (SK)

The family's values, attitudes, and ways of relating internally and externally determine its health-creating or destroying power. The family's overwhelming impact on human competence makes a strong case for premarital and parent education that prepares people for roles as spouses and parents. (SK)

Public policy initiatives should focus on preventive measures such as premarriage education to assist people in developing healthy family life. Outcomes of an Australian program support the efficacy of such preparation rather than after-the-fact coping with crisis. (SK)

The quality of marriage and family life depends on the quality of the relationship between the adult partners, who create the emotional environment. A marriage education program based on adult learning principles should be a continuing process reaching into each developmental stage of the family life cycle. (SK)