Research Article

Why some programs for gifted students produce more and better studies than others? A comparative study of two such programs

Volume: 11 Number: 4 December 31, 2024
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Why some programs for gifted students produce more and better studies than others? A comparative study of two such programs

Abstract

This research article compares between two of the longest programs intended to nurture gifted children: Terman's genetic studies of genius, which started in 1921, and included 1528 children, and took about 70 years, and the Erika Landau institute in Tel Aviv, which opened in 1969, and is still functioning, with about 800 new children aged 5-14 taking part in its course every year. The study deal with the question of research done in each of these projects, along with the main purpose which is the well-being of the participants and their fulfilling their potential. It looks for the reasons of a high productivity in terms of publications of the Terman study versus the comparatively much lesser written materials that the Erika Landau has produced over the years. As expected, multiple reasons have contributed to this difference, among them were the different personality of the founders, the focus of work at each project, and mainly the cooperative work of very many staff member and the appointing an heir, a successor in each new generation for continuing the research on the Terman children, while the centrality of the late Dr. Landau, that has prevented the possibility of a continuous research in the institute.

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Ethical Statement

no ethical problems

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Special Talented Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

December 30, 2024

Publication Date

December 31, 2024

Submission Date

October 9, 2024

Acceptance Date

December 5, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 11 Number: 4

APA
David, H. (2024). Why some programs for gifted students produce more and better studies than others? A comparative study of two such programs. Journal of Gifted Education and Creativity, 11(4), 147-160. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14599722
AMA
1.David H. Why some programs for gifted students produce more and better studies than others? A comparative study of two such programs. JGEDC. 2024;11(4):147-160. doi:10.5281/zenodo.14599722
Chicago
David, Hanna. 2024. “Why Some Programs for Gifted Students Produce More and Better Studies Than Others? A Comparative Study of Two Such Programs”. Journal of Gifted Education and Creativity 11 (4): 147-60. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14599722.
EndNote
David H (December 1, 2024) Why some programs for gifted students produce more and better studies than others? A comparative study of two such programs. Journal of Gifted Education and Creativity 11 4 147–160.
IEEE
[1]H. David, “Why some programs for gifted students produce more and better studies than others? A comparative study of two such programs”, JGEDC, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 147–160, Dec. 2024, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.14599722.
ISNAD
David, Hanna. “Why Some Programs for Gifted Students Produce More and Better Studies Than Others? A Comparative Study of Two Such Programs”. Journal of Gifted Education and Creativity 11/4 (December 1, 2024): 147-160. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14599722.
JAMA
1.David H. Why some programs for gifted students produce more and better studies than others? A comparative study of two such programs. JGEDC. 2024;11:147–160.
MLA
David, Hanna. “Why Some Programs for Gifted Students Produce More and Better Studies Than Others? A Comparative Study of Two Such Programs”. Journal of Gifted Education and Creativity, vol. 11, no. 4, Dec. 2024, pp. 147-60, doi:10.5281/zenodo.14599722.
Vancouver
1.Hanna David. Why some programs for gifted students produce more and better studies than others? A comparative study of two such programs. JGEDC. 2024 Dec. 1;11(4):147-60. doi:10.5281/zenodo.14599722

JGEDC is one of approximately ten academic journals in the world that publish in the field of gifted education, and its editorial board includes some of the most prominent scholars in this field.