TY - JOUR
T1 - Harnessing and guiding the power of policy
T2 - Examples from one state's experiences
AU - Swanson, Julie Dingle
AU - Lord, Edward
PY - 2013/6/1
Y1 - 2013/6/1
N2 - This article links research and practice through discussion of policy's conceptual aspects illustrated through real-world examples. Gifted education policy essentials, identification, curriculum and services, personnel preparation, and program management, assessment, and evaluation are described. Examples from studies of one state help the reader to understand the power of policy. Leadership and monitoring of current policies, keeping abreast of developments in the field, and ascertaining through data that gifted programs are having the desired impacts are fundamental. Readers are encouraged to use guiding questions as they think through gifted education policy in their own districts or states, with the goal of continuous improvement in services and opportunities for gifted and talented students.
AB - This article links research and practice through discussion of policy's conceptual aspects illustrated through real-world examples. Gifted education policy essentials, identification, curriculum and services, personnel preparation, and program management, assessment, and evaluation are described. Examples from studies of one state help the reader to understand the power of policy. Leadership and monitoring of current policies, keeping abreast of developments in the field, and ascertaining through data that gifted programs are having the desired impacts are fundamental. Readers are encouraged to use guiding questions as they think through gifted education policy in their own districts or states, with the goal of continuous improvement in services and opportunities for gifted and talented students.
KW - Case study
KW - Gifted identification
KW - Gifted programming
KW - Leadership
KW - Policy/law
KW - Research
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U2 - 10.1177/0162353213480434
DO - 10.1177/0162353213480434
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84879915273
VL - 36
SP - 198
EP - 219
JO - Journal for the Education of the Gifted
JF - Journal for the Education of the Gifted
SN - 0162-3532
IS - 2
ER -