This descriptive study investigated the essential elements for the operation of gifted education programs in the state of Florida. Eighteen elements most frequently recommended by the experts were selected from a search of the literature. A mailed questionnaire elicited perceptions of importance of these elements, and the extent to which they existed, from the entire population of Florida's administrators of exceptional education and administrators of gifted programs. / No practical difference was found between the two groups in their respective perceptions of the relative position of importance of the elements. Administrators of exceptional education rated all of the elements significantly lower in importance than the administrators of gifted programs. A high degree of association was present between the administrators' perceptions of importance of an element and the extent to which that element existed in the gifted education programs of Florida's local school districts. Public relations/awareness programs were not present to the extent expected from their perceived importance. Unidentified intervening variables cause gifted programs to decrease progressively from elementary school to secondary school. Gifted programs tend to contain the elements which are considered important. The most important elements were identified to be screening and evaluation, budget, curriculum, administrative responsibilities, and a written philosophy. Elements considered least important were financial aid, flexible acceleration, and the use of outside consultants. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-07, Section: A, page: 2226. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74888 |
| Contributors | SUMMERS, JOHN JACOB., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 126 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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