Design Conference for the Evaluation of the Talent Search Program : Synthesis of Major Themes and Commissioned Papers Prepared for the Conference (Washington, D.C., September 30, 1992).

This report gathers papers prepared for a design conference for the evaluation of the Federal Talent Search Program, an early intervention program to identify gifted and talented financially needy students and connect them with discretionary grants for higher education. An introductory paper synthes...

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Corporate Author: Westat, Inc., Rockville, MD
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1993.
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Physical Description:172 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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