Open AccessEducating the Ablest: Twenty Years Later
Author(s) -
Rita R. Culross
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of educational issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2377-2263
DOI - 10.5296/jei.v1i1.7579
Subject(s) - longitudinal study , psychology , educational attainment , the internet , demography , developmental psychology , gerontology , sociology , medicine , political science , pathology , world wide web , computer science , law
This study examines the current lives of thirty-five individuals who participated in high school gifted programs twenty years ago. The research specifically looked at educational attainment and career goals in terms of expressed aspirations in high school, using social media and other Internet sources. Results indicated continued support for the positive life outcomes found in previous longitudinal research of the gifted.