Abstract

This article is the first part of a two part paper. The first part discusses how the conception of giftedness has changed. The influences of home and school are briefly discussed and the characteristics of very able learners are explored in connection with what parents and teachers need to provide in the way of understanding and support. Part Two of the paper discusses various kinds of curriculum extension programmes discussing the underlying educational assumptions and feasibility of their implementation in a typical school system.

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