Journal of Secondary Gifted Education articles from June 2006

Journal of Secondary Gifted Education archives from June 2006

From the editor.(Editorial)
June 22, 2006... "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness..."--Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities That excellent introduction from a favorite author might describe how it has felt to...

A letter from the editorial assistant.(Editorial)
June 22, 2006... Gifted education is a multifaceted area with relevance Pin a number of other fields. This interdisciplinary nature makes it essential that we examine issues from multiple perspectives, in order to fully understand the gifted individual and how...

Underachievement in exceptionally gifted adolescents and young adults: a psychiatrist's view.
June 22, 2006... A group of exceptionally gifted adolescents between the ages of 14 and 25 were each treated in individual psychotherapy over the course of a number of years. They were referred for symptoms of anxiety, depression, self-destructive behavior, and...

Examining the long-term impact of achievement loss during the transition to high school.
June 22, 2006... Research shows that prior academic achievement is a strong predictor of future academic performance. For some students, the transition from one educational environment to another is associated with academic challenges and achievement loss. This...

From at risk to at promise: developing scholar identities among black males.
June 22, 2006... Black males and females are consistently underrepresented in gifted programs. Just as unfortunate, countless reports and studies indicate that too many Black males are not succeeding in school settings. A scholar identity model, grounded in...

Gifted gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender annotated bibliography: a resource for educators of gifted secondary GLBT students.(Bibliography)
June 22, 2006... This bibliography makes available to educators and others a comprehensive resource for information regarding gifted youth who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or questioning their sexual orientation and/or gender identity (G/GLBTQ). It...

Overexcitability in gifted sexually diverse populations.
June 22, 2006... This study examined overexcitability in 100 gifted university students. Females scored higher on emotional and sensual overexcitability (OE), and males scored higher on intellectual, imaginational, and psychomotor OE. When examined by...

Blending support and social action: the power of a Gay-Straight Alliance and PrideWorks conference.
June 22, 2006... The role of a Gay-Straight Alliance as a force for social justice, as well as for support in a school community, is highlighted in one GSA's story. The GSA and an annual countywide conference, PrideWorks, have as their key goals education and...

Teaching toward compassion: environmental values education for secondary students.
June 22, 2006... Research has established that gifted children often develop deep sensitivities to world issues and injustices at an early age (Piechowski, 1997; Silverman, 1993). Once provided with information, they become more intensely interested in and...

Program for enlightened and productive creativity illustrated with a moire patterns lesson.
June 22, 2006... Combining both the Western perspective of creativity as productivity and the Eastern perspective of creativity as enlightenment, a Program for Enlightened and Productive Creativity (PEPC) for teaching inquiry was devised. The PEPC describes...