Research Monograph 94108. In terms of achievement, gifted children attending special programs performed better than gifted peers not in programs. No differences by program type or ethnic status were found for social acceptance. Students in special schools had the highest scores regarding attitudes toward learning. Results suggest that no single program fully addresses all the psychological and emotional needs of students.
Extensive appendices provide detailed methodological and analytical information on the study.
Twenty-seven tables and five figures also detail study findings. Executive Summary is also published separately. Research Monograph 94110. Nov 1994 235p. In addition, ways that all selected programs addressed the needs of diverse populations of students were addressed.