Gifted Children and Legal Issues in Education: Parents Stories of Hope - Softcover

Karnes, Frances A.; Marquardt, Ronald G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0910707162 ISBN 13: 9780910707169

Publisher: Great Potential Pr Inc, 1991

Synopsis

Gifted Children and Legal Issues in Education: Parents' Stories of Hope

A must read for parents struggling with educating their gifted children.

A companion book to Gifted Children and the Law: Mediation, Due Process and Court Cases, theis legal reference narrates the poignant and personal stories of parents with gifted children as they search for appropriate educational options and creative solutions dealing with schooling their bright children. Issues covered range from early school admission to early high school graduation and awarding of credits. An expanded appendix offers advocacy information, gifted organization contacts, journal listings, and guidelines for parent/teacher interaction.

About this title

About the Author:

Frances A. Karnes, Ph.D. and Ronald G. Marquardt, Ph.D., Esq.

Dr.Karnes is Professor of Special Education and Director of The Center for Gifted Studies at the University of Southern Mississippi. She is the former president of The Association for the Gifted. Dr. Marquardt is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Southern Mississippi. As an attorney, Dr. Marquardt is a specialist in constitutional law and legal research. He and Dr. Karnes are Co-Directors of the Institute for Law and Gifted Education in Hattiesburg, MS.

Review:

"...a moving set of reports on the trials and tribulations of parents who strive for an appropriate and high quality education for their gifted and talented children....Parents will find them a rich source of information and guidance." -- John F. Feldhusen, Ph.D., Purdue University and Past Editor, Gifted Child Quarterly

About this edition

• Publisher: Great Potential Pr Inc
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0910707162
• ISBN 13: 9780910707169
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 215