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Article: Using characteristics of K-12 gifted programs to evaluate honors programs.(Essay)
- Article from:
- Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council
- Article date:
- March 22, 2007
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ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to conduct an exploratory evaluation of honors programs in institutions of higher education. Nine characteristics of exemplary K-12 gifted programs were used for this analysis of honors programs in the Big 12 schools. One school was eliminated from the process because it was the only one without an honors college. Instead, this school had departmental honors programs, and all programs there were somewhat different. Overall results showed that the eleven honors programs we examined complied with the same criteria recommended for K-12 programs. However, compliance with the characteristics varied. Most notably, only one ...