Undiscovered Edisons: Fostering the Talents of Vocational-Technical Students.

摘要: This report, based on a study of 60 gifted students from vocational-technical high school, tested the influence program career aspirations and development vocational technical students. The was Holland's theory Gottfredson's developmental aspirations. used Focus On Model (based Enrichment Triad Model), which incorporates strategies talented programming with issues face during development. model includes following components: parental influence, gender roles, social orientation, unique self. Students were provided enrichment opportunities expanded their exposure to various fields, developed process skills, involved them in creative productive investigations. Results found significant heightened for who had participated exploratory productivity activities. Recommendations are made nurturing student potential, including: using broadened conception giftedness, screening process, integrating activities An appendix provides examples (Contains over 70 references.) (CR) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS best that can be * original document. THE NIATIION.1--AL RESEARCH CENTER ON GllFTED AND TALENTED X 7 University Georgia Univereity Connecticut Virginia Yee Undiscovered Edisons: Fostering Talents Vocational-Technical Lori A. Taylor Jefferson County Public Schools Louisville, Kentucky 2 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office Educational Research Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION (ERIC) his document has been reproduced as received person or organization originating it. Minor changes have improve reproduction quality. Points view opinions stated this do not necessarily represent official OERI position policy. August 1995 Number RM95214