Call for Manuscripts
Journal of Advanced Academics

Special Issue on
Out-of-School Programs for Gifted Students

Many highly able students currently participate in outside-of-school programs, and research has shown that these activities are often cited as critical influences by many successful and eminent individuals. We are seeking empirically based articles that assess the effects of a variety of outside-of-school programs focused on advanced academics and talent development (e.g. distance learning, mentorships, internships, job shadowing, study abroad, weekend programs, after-school programs, competitions, service learning) and their contribution to the process of talent development.

Specifically, we are interested in articles that address some of the purported benefits and effects of outside-of-school programs including providing opportunities for skill-development and knowledge acquisition, sustained interactions with true peers, the development of facilitative habits of mind, career guidance and mentoring by adult professionals, experiencing authentic work, and better bench-marking of level of talent development. Articles that assess how students use outside-of-school programs for talent development or decision-making processes used by parents or students regarding participation in outside-of-school programs or study unintended consequences of outside-of-school programs are also welcome. Studies involving programs that are specifically or exclusively designed for gifted and talented students as well as programs that are focused on developing advanced academics and/or talent development are desired.

For further information, contact the guest editor,
Paula Olszewski-Kubilius at
p-olszewski-kubilius@northwestern.edu

Manuscripts must be submitted electronically to
http://www.jaa.uconn.edu by July 15, 2009.

Expected publication date of accepted articles is June 2010.