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Article Evaluation ("Social Construction of Disability")

Content:

Relevant? The information is relevant, although it may not have the most comprehensive coverage of the social construction of disability.

Out of date info? The present info is not out of date, but more info could be added that could deal with more recent facts and statistics.

Missing info? Yes, there is info missing in that more sources could be used. Also, the article's info is mainly about the United States, so the view of the article's information is narrow.

Improvements? Many improvements could be made, specifically in that the article is written in an informal matter, similar to that of a personal reflection.

Tone:

Neutral? The tone is relatively neutral.

Claims that appear heavily biased? Biases exist in that it only encompases a Western point of view, not a worldwide point of view on the topic of the social construction of disability.

Overrepresented or underrepresented viewpoints? As said before, the viewpoints stemming from Western society are overrepresented.

Sources:

Do links work? The links do work, even to PDFs.

Where does the info come from? Neutral sources? The links do look credible, and much of the information came from ISBN numbered sources.

Talk page:

Convos behind the scenes? People believe that article title is not representative of the content, and that the content should be split into multiple articles.

What's the article rated? This article is not rated as far as I can tell.

 Article Selection:

I will be writing an article about a non-profit organization called "The Center for Gifted Studies".

It has been mentioned in many news articles and has a credible website, and the topic is on the list of requested articles.

I did some research and found that an article about The Center for Gifted Studies was deleted in 2009 because there was "unambiguous copywright infringement" from the organization's website, but there was a special note by this topic for a request for a new article, so I plan on writing a new one and avoiding any possible copywright issues.

= The Center For Gifted Studies =

The Mission
The Center for Gifted Studies, based on the Western Kentucky University campus in Bowling Green, Kentucky, provides an opportunity for children who are academically gifted and their educators to develop their academic skills at a more rigorous pace than their peers. The Center has been serving children and their educators and supporting their parents for over 30 years now. In that time, they've also become one of the biggest advocates for gifted education in the United States. The mission of the Center is to enable gifted youth to meet their potential, which is believed to be beyond the scope of secular schooling.

History
In 1981, the Center began offering one-day summer workshops for gifted education professionals. Those workshops ran for 10 more years after the initial summer and produced many nationally acclaimed educators in the field of gifted education. In 1982, Western Kentucky University began to offer graduate courses in gifted education. Closely following, in 1983, the first opportunity for youth was introduced; The Summer Camp for Academically Talented Middle School Students, or SCATS for short. Since then, many more programs for youth, their educators, and their parents have been added to the repertoire, and SCATS continues to run yearly.

Executive Director
Julia Link Roberts is the Executive Director and Mahurin Professor of Gifted Education at Western Kentucky University. Roberts has been a long-time advocate for gifted children at a state, national, and international level. She has received many awards in her lifetime, including the David W. Belin Advocacy Award from the National Association for Gifted Children, awarded to her for her continuous and successful advocacy efforts.

Project Reaching Academic Potential (RAP)
The Reaching Academic Potential Project enables the Young Scholars model to be used at five elementary schools in Jefferson County. Through a partnership with the Kentucky Department of Education, professional development is being offered to all teachers in the five elementary schools. This project is being enacted as a way to raise awareness about the Excellence Gap in order to enhance services to underrepresented gifted students throughout the United States. The RAP is funded through the U.S. Department of Education Javits Grant, which is part of a grant program that provides federal money to establish and enhance the ability of primary and secondary schools to provide for the additional needs of talented students.