Academically Talented Students' Attitudes toward Service in the Community

Autor/inn/en	Webster, Nicole S.; Worrell, Frank C.
Titel	Academically Talented Students' Attitudes toward Service in the Community
Quelle	In: Gifted Child Quarterly, 52 (2008) 2, S.170-179 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0016-9862
DOI	10.1177/0016986208316038
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Talent; Academically Gifted; Service Learning; Student Participation; Citizen Participation; Socioeconomic Status; Socioeconomic Influences; Gender Differences; Age Differences; College Students; Ethnicity; Minority Groups; Racial Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Begabung; Hochbegabung; Service-Learning; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Collegestudent; Ethnizität; Ethnische Minderheit; Rassenunterschied
Abstract	In this study, the authors examined participation rates in, and attitudes toward, service in community settings in a sample of 936 academically talented adolescents. Results indicated that about 50% of the participants participated in both classroom-sponsored and organization-sponsored service activities, with female students reporting higher rates than male students. Participation rates increased with increases in socioeconomic status, and rates in organization-sponsored activities increased across grade levels. Attitudes toward service were generally positive, with female students having more positive attitudes than male students. These findings mirror results from studies of non-identified students and suggest that differences in participation rates in service activities may be reflecting differences in economic circumstances that allow for participation. (Contains 1 table and 5 figures.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10