Providing an Optimal School Context for Talent Development: An Extended Curriculum Program in Practice

Autor/inn/en	Kronborg, Leonie; Plunkett, Margaret
Titel	Providing an Optimal School Context for Talent Development: An Extended Curriculum Program in Practice
Quelle	In: Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 24 (2015) 2, S.61-69 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1323-9686
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Academically Gifted; Talent Development; Secondary School Students; Private Schools; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Student Attitudes; Parent Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Administrator Attitudes; Student Needs; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Begabtenförderung; Talentförderung; Sekundarschüler; Private school; Privatschule; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Schülerverhalten; Elternverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Australien
Abstract	Developing the talents of academically able students in government secondary schools in Victoria, Australia, has recently gained support through the expansion of Select Entry Accelerated Learning (SEAL) Programs. In the private sector, a similar expansion of interest in talent development has occurred through the development and implementation of individually focused programs. This paper discusses an evaluative study undertaken in a private school in Melbourne, Australia during 2005. The evaluation involved the school's Extended Curriculum Program (ECP), which had been developed and introduced in 1999. The ECP was largely informed by the literature and teachings of American psychologist and gifted educator, Abraham Tannenbaum. The value and efficacy of the program was investigated from the perspective of students, parents, teachers and Heads of Department and found to be highly regarded by all. Major issues of relevance to emerge from the evaluation included the significant role of the program coordinator, the benefits of specific study in gifted education for staff, and the positive attitudes of involved students. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented. School of Education, The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia. e-mail: EditorAJGE@aaegt.net.au; Web site: http://www.aaegt.net.au/?page_id=736
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01