Giftedness and High School Dropouts - Neag Center for Gifted ...

List of Tables
Table 1. Profiles of Gifted and Talented Students 13
Table 2. Dropout and Gifted Status of Study 2 18
Table 3.
Table 4.
Numbers and Percentages of Gifted Males and Females Who Reported
Various Reasons for Dropping Out of School 22
Numbers and Percentages of Parents' Responses to Their Gifted Children's
Decision to Drop Out 23
Table 5. Future Jobs Aspirations of Gifted Students Who Dropped Out of School 26
Table 6. Numbers and Percentages of Dropouts Who Plan to Return to School 27
Table 7.
Factor Loadings, Percentage of Variance, and Alpha Reliabilities on the
Self-concept and Locus of Control Items 28
Table 8. Father's Educational Expectations by Child's Gender 33
Table 9. Mother's Educational Expectations by Child's Gender 34
Table 10. Gifted Students' Educational Aspirations by Gender 34
Table 11. Gifted Students by Gender Who Dropped Out of School Having or
Expecting a Child 35
Table 12. Hours That Gifted Students Who Dropped Out of School Work for Pay
per Week by Gender 35
Table 13. Logistic Regression Analysis of Variables Predicting Gifted Students'
Decision to Drop Out of School 38
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