Transforming Gifted Education in Schools: Practical Applications of a Comprehensive Framework for Developing Academic Talent

Developing a Framework for the Organizational Capacity of Academic Centers: A Qualitative Study

The purpose of this study was to develop a framework for the organizational capacity of academic centers. The research method was the Seven-level qualitative Meta-synthesis of Sandelowski and Barros (2007). In the first step, the research question was raised about the development of the academic capacity framework, according to which the meta-synthesis team members were identified. In the secon...

Talent in the New Millennium: A two-year research study of gifted education

“Talent in the New Millennium” was a research study into gifted education, conducted over a two-year period in 68 centres and schools in three disparate regions of New Zealand. Using questionnaires, oral interviews and sample case studies, the study drew input from educators of the gifted, from children and students identified as gifted, and from the parents and caregivers of children thus iden...

Developing a perceptual appropriate framework for Iranian teacher’s dispatch to schools abroad

Purpose: The current research was done with employing comparative studies and its aim was developing a perceptual appropriate framework of Iranian teacher’s dispatch to schools abroad.  Methodology: The Iran's dispatch component and the selective countries, (included: America, France, Germany, Canada, England, Russia, Australia, Turkish, Japan, South Korean and Singapore) was identified and ext...

Academic Libraries in For-Profit Schools of Higher Education

Jinnie Y. Davis is Librarian Emerita at the North Carolina State University Libraries; e-mail: jinnie_davis@ncsu. edu. Mignon Adams is Professor Emeritus at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia; e-mail: m.adams@ usp.edu. Larry Hardesty is retired library director at Austin College; e-mail: [email protected]. Davis made a presentation on this topic at the 5th Kaser Lecture at Ind...

A Comprehensive Framework for Marriage Education