Chapter 13: Professional Development Schools— A Gift For The Gifted
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Published:2005
Eileen Westerman, Janice L. Nath, 2005. "Professional Development Schools— A Gift For The Gifted", Professional Development Schools: Advances in Community Thought and Research, Irma N. Guadarrama, John M. Ramsey, Janice L. Nath
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This chapter reports on a study in which preservice teachers participated as researchers, focusing on the education of gifted and talented (G/T) elementary school students. Preservice teachers participated in two PDSs—one that was recognized as a magnet school for G/T students and the other for its fullinclusion approach that “mainstreams” G/T students. The teacher candidates gained comparative perspectives, knowledge, and understanding of G/T education from their experiences at the PDSs—an education that is unique to the PDS concept approach.
