A model training program in gifted education for school administrators

A model training program was developed for school administrators to help them learn how to plan and manage programs for the gifted and talented. The program was implemented as a three credit graduate course of instruction. An extensive evaluation design was developed to test the effectiveness of the model. The results indicate that the 45 administrators who received the intensive training gained significantly more knowledge about educational programming for the gifted and developed more favorable attitudes toward gifted youth and programming for them than did the control group of 51 administrators who received minimal training.