Education of the Gifted

This book provides an overall perspective to program development for gifted children and youth. The approaches used draw on many theories, points of view, and program structures. Chapter titles are as follows: "Identification of the Gifted,""Strategies for Teaching the Gifted,""Organizing the Gifted Program,""Building Support for the Gifted Program,""Preschool Gifted Children,""Gifted Girls: A Population at Risk,""Serving Special Populations of the Gifted,""Serving Gifted Minority and Disadvantaged Students,""Gifted Programs for Secondary School Students," and "Evaluating Gifted Programs." In addition to references which accompany each chapter, a gifted education bibliography lists approximately 120 items. Appendixes list national organizations serving the gifted, professional journals on the gifted, and state education departments' gifted education programs. (JDD)