Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ411748
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Does that Describe Me? Adolescents' Acceptance of the Gifted Label.
Robinson, Ann
Journal for the Education of the Gifted, v13 n3 p245-55 Spr 1990
This study examined degrees of acceptance of the "gifted" label between 155 adolescents who reported either extreme comfort (N=71) or extreme discomfort (N=84) with the label. Few students reported the use of conferences in school-initiated labeling. Adolescents whose parents had initiated labeling were most likely to report comfort with the label. (Author/PB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Gifted, High Schools, Labeling (of Persons), Self Concept, Social Bias, Student Attitudes, Student Reaction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Special Issue: The Emotional Adjustment of Gifted Students.
