TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR THE GIFTED AND TALENTED
Volume XX Issue 1
Member, National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
Leadership and the Gifted in the 21 st Century Frances A. Karnes, Ph.D. The University of Southern Mississippi
Jane C. Chauvin, Ph.D. Loyola University
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new century beckons; a new millennium approaches - who will fashion the dreams
the dreams that will become the vision for this new age? Who will possess the ability to empower others with this vision; and who will have the strength to help others turn this new vision into a reality? Would it not make sense to turn to our most able in our quest for guidance in this new beginning? The gifted child of today is the hope of tomorrow. From these ranks should come the leaders of the 21st century. RESEARCH FINDINGS
Stodgill (1974) in his Handbook of Leadership conducted extensive analysis of the available research in the area of leadership and came up with a list of characteristics that most leaders from all ages seemed to possess. These characteristics were based on the assumption that leaders were "born" and not "made." As such, these characteristics were considered to be inborn, fixed, and had applications across all situations (Karnes & Bean, 1996). While many of these traits are still highly prized in a leader, more current research (Bennis & N anee, 1985; Hollander & Offerman, 1999; Yammarino & Bass, 1990) has focused on "transactional and transformative leadership theories." In this model the transactional leader is thought to motivate the followers through contingency rewards and negative feedback. On the other hand the transformativeleadermode1s and inspires the actions of his followers beyond their expectations as together they develop a sense of mission and seek to reward new ways ofthink(see KARNES and CHAUVIN, page 12)
Winter 2000 Issue
LEADERSHIP Leadership and the Gifted in the 21" Century Frances Karnes &Jane Chauvin
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From the President Karen Fitzgerald
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Executive Director's Update Amanda Batson
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Teaching Children to Lead Mary Seay
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Understanding and Encouraging Leadership Giftedness Dorothy Sisk
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First Steps: Creating a Quality Leadership Program Laura Phillips Mackay
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Gifted Hispanic Girls: Education, Support, and Encouragement Cynthia Shade
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What the Research Says About Leadership Susan Johnsen 24 Q & A: Answers to Your Questions Donna Corley
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Book Reviews Tracy Weinberg Michael Cannon
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Call for Articles
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Leadership FROM THE PRESIDENT
On Leadership Pl,JBLl(:ATIONf.! EDITOR
Michael Cannon
Karen Fitzgerald PRESIDENT
Karen Fitzgerald
W
hat an exciting time for us to be alive! With the beginning of the new millen-
nium comes a chance at new beginnings for all of uS in our personal and professional lives. When we look back over the last decade we see what great gains we have made in the state of Texas in gifted education. And TAGT, Our state gifted organization, has strongly advocated for appropriate education of all gifted and talented youngsters across the stale. In just ten years the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented has grown from 4,000 members to a membership approaching 9,000 educators, parents, students, and community members. Our annual professional development conference has grown from 2,300 attendees ten years ago to an average of 6,000 people over the past five years. Our TAGT budget has grown from less than $300,000 to over $1 million and financial accountability has been the key component of our association's risk management policy during the past decade. Because ofTAGTs strong advocacy, we have a funded state mandate with laws, rules, and a state plan which guide us in making good decisions to create top quality gifted and talented programs. TAGT is a stronger organization today than it has ever been! However, there is still much exciting work to be done by all of us. As I begin my year as your president for the year 2000, T accept the responsibility for leading TAGT into the next millennium. With a new president and our new Executive Director, Dr. Amanda Batson, you will see some changes at TAGT. Several ideas will be the focus of our discussions on the Executive Board in the coming months. • First, our web site will get a new look and will include additional helpful information for our members. .. Second, we will continue to increase communication with you this year through numerous publications, meetings, and electronic means. • Third, we will continue to advocate for accountability standards for gifted and talented programs at the state level. • And fourth, TAGT will continue to work with SBEC (State Board of Educator Certification) to promote teacher certification in the area of gifted and talented education.
PREf.;lDENT-ELECT
Krys Goree I'IRST VICE-PRESIDENT
Debra Midkiff
SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT
Tillie Hickman
THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT
Raymond F. (Rick) Peters SECRETARYfTREASURER
James (Jim) Collett IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESlDENT
Colleen Elam
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Amanda D. Batson, Ph.D. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Ann Wink
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR
Beth Tracy
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MP.Mf:H~Rf)HIPSERVICES
J oi. Borland
OPERATIONS MANAGE.R
Laurie Walter
ASSOCIATION SECRETARY
Christina Saucedo
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