Recently added articles from The Gifted Child Quarterly:
Talented Students in an Exemplary Career and Technical Education School: A Qualitative Inquiry
Jul 01, 2008; Gentry, Marcia; Hu, Saiying; Peters, Scott J; Rizza, Mary ... Abstract: Outstanding talents exist in all areas of human endeavor, yet little information exists concerning gifted and talented students in career and technical education (CTE) settings. This qualitative study investigated an exemplary CTE center and the experiences of the rural ...
A Narrow Escape: Gifted Students' Perceptions of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Programs
Jul 01, 2008; Hertberg-Davis, Holly; Callahan, Carolyn M ... Abstract: Although limited research exists on the appropriateness of Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs for gifted secondary learners, these courses serve as the primary methods of meeting the needs of gifted students in most high schools. This ...
Teachers' Negative Affect Toward Academically Gifted Students: An Evolutionary Psychological Study
Jul 01, 2008; Geake, John G; Gross, Miraca U M ... Abstract: A frequent reason for teachers not making special provisions for a gifted child is that the child is "not fitting in socially." The conjecture that a psychological source of such negative affect has evolved along with human language was tested with a large sample (N = 377) of ...
Using Self-Concept Instruments With High-Ability College Students: Reliability and Validity Evidence
Jul 01, 2008; Rinn, Anne N; Cunningham, Lindy G ... Abstract: This study investigated the reliability and validity of the academic subscales of Marsh's Self-Description Questionnaire III and Neeman and Harter's Self-Perception Profile for College Students for use with high-ability college students. Participants included 100 high-ability ...
Childhood Giftedness and Adulthood Genius: A Historiometric Analysis of 291 Eminent African Americans
Jul 01, 2008; Simonton, Dean Keith ... Abstract: Although the association between giftedness and genius has been the subject of several retrospective, longitudinal, and historiometric studies, this research concentrated on majority-culture samples. In the current study, Cox's (1926) findings regarding 301 geniuses were ...
A Place to Be Celebrated and Understood: The Impact of Early University Entrance From Parents' Points of View
Jul 01, 2008; Noble, Kathleen D; Childers, Sarah A; Vaughan, Robert C ... Abstract: This study surveyed 181 parents of students enrolled in one of two early entrance programs at the University of Washington: the Early Entrance Program for students who entered before age 15 and the University of Washington Academy for Young Scholars for students who ...
The glass castle: A memoir
Jul 01, 2008; Hockett, Jessica A ... Walls, J. (2005). The glass castle: A memoir. New York: Scribner. DOI: 10.1177/0016986208319975 The Glass Castle: A Memoir is the harrowing survival story of gossip columnist Jeanette Walls's journey through poverty to prosperity. At its center are Walls's colorful and ...