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Teachers' Attitudes And Preceptions Towards Inclusion Of Gifted Students, Bertha Belen Perez
Teachers' Attitudes And Preceptions Towards Inclusion Of Gifted Students, Bertha Belen Perez
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This study was to determine if middle school teachers' attitudes and perceptions towards gifted students in inclusionary classrooms are affected by experiential variables. Specifically, are receptivity towards gifted, training and knowledge in giftedness, and preferences towards teaching gifted students affected by teachers' attitudes? Are preferences and perceptions towards inclusive programs in the middle schools affected by teachers' attitudes?
The population is comprised of 135 general education teachers from three middle schools in the La Joya Independent School District, La Joya, Texas. The Teacher Report Questionnaire was designed using twenty-three questions. The questions were developed for general education teachers in the …
Factors That Affect Parental Involvement In Gifted Education, Lynne Ann Mahony
Factors That Affect Parental Involvement In Gifted Education, Lynne Ann Mahony
Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA
This study was completed to identify various factors that affect the level of involvement of parents who have children in gifted programs. Specifically this thesis attempts to identify the reasons parents do or do not attend parent meetings for the gifted, and the types of agendas at the meeting that these parents find to be the most beneficial.
The population studied consisted of parents of 117 gifted students, kindergarten through twelfth grade, located in a school district on the Western Slope in Colorado, who completed the Parental Involvement Strategies Survey. Data were complied by axial coding and analyzed for development …