The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of agreement of the perceptions of the home environment between gifted students and their parents The Family Environment Scale was administered to 63 gifted students enrolled in a summer residential program and their parents. Subscale scores for children and their parents were compared and several significant differences were found; Suggestions were made as to how parents may be able to further improve the family enviroment for their gifted children.
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