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ERIC Number: EJ784212
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Dec
Pages: 31
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1047-4412
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Supporting Professionalism, Diversity, and Context within a Collaborative Approach to Gifted Education
Matthews, Dona; Foster, Joanne; Gladstone, Deborah; Schieck, Jeannette; Meiners, Judy
Journal of Educational & Psychological Consultation, v17 n4 p315-345 Dec 2007
Educators concerned about gifted learners are moving toward an evidence-based perspective focusing on children with exceptionally advanced learning needs who require flexibly responsive educational attention. This article describes two system-wide implementation experiences, one in a mixed urban/rural public school board and the other in an urban board of affiliated parochial schools, designed to meet the educational needs of diversely competent students. The authors discuss the intersecting roles of consultants, teachers, administrators, and parents, and some creative applications they have implemented that illustrate a respect for (a) teachers' professionalism, (b) individual developmental diversity, and (c) context-specific opportunities and constraints. The authors discuss ways that this flexible collaborative approach to integrating consultative processes into board-wide practices addresses the diverse educational needs of gifted learners, and also encourages high-level outcomes in learners not formally identified as gifted.
Lawrence Erlbaum. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/default.html
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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