A survey was designed to compare perceptions of American teachers of the gifted (ATG), American parents of the gifted (APG), Korean teachers of the gifted (KTG), and Korean parents of the gifted (KPG) concerning social-psychological factors of underachievement in the gifted. There were four subsections: (1) familyparental factors, (2) psychological factors, (3) sociological factors, and (4) peer-relationship factors. Two hundred-eighty eight teachers and parents, 60 ATG, 77 APG, 28 KTG, and 50 KPG served as respondents. American teachers and parents, as compared to Korean teachers and parents, tended to overemphasize the importance of peer relationship, psychological environment, and social environment as causes of underachievement.
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