... students present (Roberts & Clifton, 1995). According to a study in 1980 (Borthwick et al.,1980) departments of education did not make financial adjustments for the gifted, school boards reported difficulty in finding extra funds for the gifted, gifted education was not a priority among faculties of education, and not including Ontario, none of the other provinces required a special certificate for teachers of the gifted. Although this information is almost thirteen years old, it does give an idea to the attitudes and pace that educators are providing with regards to this issue. Although Canadian educators are becoming more involved by starting to provide special services for the gifted (Stewin & McCann, 1995) public support and awareness should increase more rapidly. Therefore this paper will discuss the definition the Ministry of Education developed for gifted children, how and where it applies this definition and possible reasons why the special education of ...

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