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Discussion of changing views in the education of gifted students identifies five dimensions of change: (1) changing views of the concept of intelligence, (2) changing views on who is gifted, (3) differentiation of curric...
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Discussion of the preparation of personnel to work with gifted secondary students documents the need for special personnel preparation, preparation needs of the classroom teacher and of the gifted specialist, the need to...
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Contends that science education researchers should devote more time to creating and studying models of intergenerational and community-based science education. Argues that such inquiries have the potential to provoke new...
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This article considers four issues confronting gifted education: (1) whether there really are such entities as a gifted child; (2) gifted education; (3) special personnel preparation for teachers of gifted students; and ...
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This article traces the development of federal involvement in early childhood education and intervention. It discusses the influences of the Head Start Program, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, court decisions...
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Explains the concept of least restrictive environment (LRE) and explores the ways in which it fits and does not fit gifted education. The paper discusses LRE as it relates to special education and to gifted students, inv...
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Analysis of current critiques of gifted education considers four common concerns: (1) whether giftedness exists; (2) whether students who possess giftedness can be identified; (3) whether such students can be provided wi...
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Societal forces influencing special education today include expectations of programs for exceptional children, the consequence of fear of being accused of ethnic or social discrimination in placing students in special ed...
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Reviews Lipsky and Gartner's book, "Beyond Separate Education: Quality Education for All," and Biklen, Ferguson, and Ford's book, "Schooling and Disability: (NSSE Yearbook Series)." Discusses the shared opinion that the ...
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Deans of schools of education (N=249) answered a survey probing current resources, plans for expansion, incentives needed for expanding personnel resources, and barriers to program development in special education progra...
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Changes in services to handicapped children have served as a legislative wedge for eventually providing services to all children. This article reviews recent federal legislative provisions and principles pertaining to yo...
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Twelve author-contributed papers from a 1984 conference examine the future of special education. The following titles and authors are represented: "The Institute for Research on Exceptional Children at the University of ...
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Summarizes an intensive 23-day environmental studies course for graduate students conducted by the author in Frankfurt and along the Rhine. Participants interpreted their experiences and planned ways to utilize them "bac...
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Sophisticated techniques are rapidly replacing the crude adaptations of "normal" programs in curriculum, remediation, and learning environment design. (Author)...
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Two problems are discussed: 1) the difficulty of replacement of mildly handicapped children in regular education once they have been assigned to special education, 2) the tendency to over assign certain minority group ch...