Gifted education has often seemed isolated from general education, in part because of differing per spectives on equity and excellence goals and tensions resulting from those divergent viewpoints Recently, however, there have been calls from both educators of the gifted and general educators for an increased interface between the two fields. This article reports findings and suggestions from a study conducted by a task force commissioned by the National Association, of Gifted Children to determine attitudes of educators of the gifted and general educators regarding linkage between the practices, and to provide guidance from practitioners in both fields on increasing communication, cooperation and collaboration between the fields.
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