Highlighting the unique educational needs of gifted and high ability preschoolers, this article guides the reader to consider the characteristics of young gifted children along with appropriate assessment practices in planning educational programming. A triarchic approach to programs and services for gifted preschoolers is outlined with major…

Significant gain in leadership areas (fundamentals, written communication, speech communication, values clarification, decision making, group dynamics, problem solving, personal development, and planning) by average to superior sixth- through eleventh-grade participants (N=110) indicated that the summer Leadership Studies Program is an effective…

A survey of 129 institutions offering graduate programs in gifted education found: a wide variety of admission requirements; common emphases on research, psychological needs, creative studies, and curriculum development; existence of resource centers for many institutions; and concerns about teacher certification and professional and inservice…

The School Attitude Measure was administered to 119 intellectually gifted students, grades 4-9. Results indicated that the students had very positive feelings and perceptions about their school performance and experiences, a good self-concept and confidence in their academic ability, and positive feelings about their interpersonal relationships.…

Analysis of checklist responses by 122 gifted elementary students revealed that they see themselves as possessing the same traits they attribute to their view of the ideal leader. No significant differences were found between perceptions of males and females. (CL)

Subjects (199) attending a self-contained high school for the intellectually gifted were given the High School Personality Questionnaire. The instrument failed to discriminate between those individuals who actually held a leadership position and those who did not. Difference in personality characteristics between the two groups was significant,…

Performance and full scale scores on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Revised correlated significantly for 80 gifted students (grades 4-7) with scores on three subtests of the Lifetime Health Related Physical Fitness Test of the American Association on Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. (CL)

Thirteen states' certification requirements for teachers of the gifted are described and two models advocated by the National Association for Gifted Children and The Association for the Gifted (for certification of teachers of the gifted and teachers of the fine and performing arts) are described (CL)

Elementary resource room teachers (N=144) of gifted students were surveyed about occupational stress. Results revealed no significant independent relationship between stress and continuous or age variables. Eleven items, led by financial security and relationships with teachers, were identified as extremely stressful. (CL)

Statewide support for gifted education was assessed through a public opinion telephone survey with 400 respondents in one state. Results indicated general support for specialized programs, except residential schools, for gifted children. Appropriate public relations strategies utilizing such survey results are suggested. (DB)

A survey of state directors of gifted education on teacher certification in gifted education revealed that 27 states have standards. Twenty-four states require certification, and three provide an option. Suggestions are offered for the establishment and/or upgrading of certification/endorsement in gifted education. A chart illustrates current…

Provides information on 89 staff development videotapes covering a wide variety of topics relevant to gifted education. Topics include giftedness characteristics, creativity, curriculum, identification, international issues, minority issues, multiple intelligences, motivation, programming, talent development, methods, structure of the intellect,…

A study of 38 letters of finding examined the involvement of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in gifted education from 1992-95. Results indicate a majority of complaints handled by OCR involved minority access to gifted programs and an increase in the complaints involving gifted students with disabilities. (CR)

This article provides information on publishing in the field of gifted education in the hope of helping writers improve their publishing success, increasing the number and quality of manuscripts submitted for consideration, and broadening authorship in the field. Suggestions from a survey of eight editors are included. (Contains 7 references.) (CR)

Parents of 53 young children identified for giftedness between the ages of three and five responded to a questionnaire concerning child characteristics, support and availability of specialized services, curricular expectancies, and requested and volunteered services. Among immediate concerns expressed were developing and maintaining the child's…