Sharing the
responsibilities are: Del Siegle, an associate professor
in the gifted education program and a principal investigator
for the Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent
Development, and D. Betsy McCoach, an assistant professor
in the measurement evaluation and assessment program
and serves as the quantitative methodologist and evaluator
on several major research studies led by her Neag
colleagues.
The new journal is geared for scholars, administrators
and policy-makers. Its’ focus is research that
supports and enhances advanced academic achievement
for students of all ages and programs that prepare
students for high-level academics. Articles may include:
- Reports on original research
- Project descriptions and evaluations
- Syntheses of the literature
- Program assessments, and
- Theoretical or conceptual positions that relate
to programs that increase academic achievement or
prepare students for advanced academic opportunities.
JAA will be published by Prufrock
Press Inc., of Waco, Texas. Prufrock publishes
a wide range of resources for gifted and advanced
learners including a children’s magazine, activity
books, and materials for both teachers and parents.
To contact the JAA editors, email: jaa@uconn.edu or log on to: www.gifted.uconn.edu/jaa. |
