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50 Years of ERIC
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Fostering the Post-Secondary Aspirations of Gifted Urban Minority Students.
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McIntosh, Margaret E.; Greenlaw, M. Jean – Roeper Review, 1986
The attitudes of teachers, counselors, administrators, parents, and students must be changed to encourage gifted urban minority students to achieve their academic potential. Teachers, in particular, must recognize how they can help these students by maintaining contact with parents, encouraging students, and making them aware of opportunities.…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Administrator Role, Attitude Change, College Attendance
Students' Perceptions of Affective Issues Impacting the Social Emotional Development and School Performance of Gifted/Talented Youngsters.
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Ford, Mary Ann – Roeper Review, 1989
Interview responses of fifth- and sixth-grade gifted and talented children in resource programs revealed attitudes about their own abilities, competition, their school programs, expectations of others, and participation in special programs. A variety of social and emotional needs clearly emerged. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Competition, Educational Attitudes, Elementary Education