ERIC Number: EJ1145959
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jul
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-1934-9041
EISSN: N/A
Blending Research-Based Practices and Practice-Embedded Research: Project Excite Closes Achievement and Excellence Gaps for Underrepresented Gifted Minority Students
Olszewski-Kubilius, Paula; Steenbergen-Hu, Saiying
Gifted Child Quarterly, v61 n3 p202-209 Jul 2017
In this article, we advocate for a new movement in education, particularly an approach emphasizing blending research-based practice with practice-embedded research. We do so by describing and discussing Project Excite, a working example that demonstrates such a model in the context of gifted education. We first trace the history, the impetus, and key design elements of Project Excite, a front-loading intervention aiming to develop the potential of underrepresented students for advanced science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning from early grades. We review a line of past research and key findings on Project Excite over its 14-year journey. We then discuss the implication of Project Excite for gifted programming in gifted education. Last, we pinpoint some questions to inspire future research and practice.
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Disproportionate Representation, Minority Group Students, Academically Gifted, Evidence Based Practice, Educational Research, Intervention, STEM Education, Elementary Secondary Education, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Progress Monitoring, Program Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Racial Differences, Achievement Gains
SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Illinois
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A