From the editor's desk.Welcome to volume 24, number 4, of the Roeper Review. This is a special issue of the journal concerning special programs for gifted students. Dr. Nina Buchanan, from the University of Hawai'i at Hilo, served as the guest editor. She did an excellent job of recruiting manuscripts, working with authors, and helping the Roeper Review editorial staff put the final touches on the articles. She is to be especially commended for her assistance in the final stages of the process which took place while Dr. Buchanan was vacationing in Italy. This issue offers the reader numerous ideas about some differing conditions and circumstances where gifted students are educated. Intimate stories of individual students as well as studies of large numbers of students are portrayed por·tray tr.v. por·trayed, por·tray·ing, por·trays 1. To depict or represent pictorially; make a picture of. 2. To depict or describe in words. 3. To represent dramatically, as on the stage. . This issue includes articles that run the gamut See color gamut. gamut - The gamut of a monitor is the set of colours it can display. There are some colours which can't be made up of a mixture of red, green and blue phosphor emissions and so can't be displayed by any monitor. from theory to practice. Dr. Buchanan overviews the issue and the individual pieces in her comments. To set the stage for this special issue is an interview of Dr. Abraham Tannenbaum, conducted by Dr. Sandra Kay, a former doctoral student of his and a talented professional in her own right. Dr. Tannenbaum is widely respected in the field and is one of the true "grandfathers" of gifted education Gifted education is a broad term for special practices, procedures and theories used in the education of children who have been identified as gifted or talented. Programs providing such education are sometimes called Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) or . He worked for 20 years in Teachers College at Columbia University Columbia University, mainly in New York City; founded 1754 as King's College by grant of King George II; first college in New York City, fifth oldest in the United States; one of the eight Ivy League institutions. , producing some of the seminal work A seminal work is a work from which other works grow. The term usually refers to an intellectual or artistic achievement whose ideas and techniques have been adopted or responded to in later works by other people, either in the same field or in the general culture. in the field. His 1983 book Gifted Children changed the field and all professionals in gifted education should have a copy on the shelf. I became familiar with his writings about twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. ago and have been significantly influenced by many of his ideas. As one would expect, the interview provides many insights into both the person and the field of gifted education. We are honored to have Dr. Tannenbaum's sage perspective so candidly can·did adj. 1. Free from prejudice; impartial. 2. Characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; unreservedly straightforward: In private, I gave them my candid opinion. portrayed in the pages of our journal. Rounding out this special issue are four thoughtful book reviews. Dr. Claire Hughes has coordinated the effort to see that the Roeper Review readership read·er·ship n. 1. The readers of a publication considered as a group. 2. Chiefly British The office of a reader at a university. has access to informative books pertaining per·tain intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident. 2. to gifted children. Should you wish to review a book for the journal, please contact her at hugheslynch@comcast.net. Soon after this issue appears, the Roeper Review Conference will be held at the Birmingham campus of the Roeper School (September 26-27, 2002). I encourage you to participate in this event if you can. The speakers are always informative and the atmosphere is warm and casual. This venue provides many opportunities for interactions among colleagues interested in the well-being of gifted children. Immediately thereafter, the annual Annemarie Roeper Conference is also being held at the Roeper School campus. For more information on these two events, please contact Monique Anthus at Monique@roeperreview.org. I hope to see you there. Feel encouraged to send me any comments or suggestions about the journal. Tracy L. Cross, Ph.D., Editor Roeper Review Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics and Humanities Ball State University Muncie, Indiana 47306 tcross@bsu.edu |
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