CHINESE GIFTED TEENAGE UNIVERSITY PROGRAM

This article reviews the initiation, improvement, and expansion of a t eenage university program developed by Chinese educators. Over the pas t 17 years, hundreds of young people have graduated from the program, and most of them became the backbone of research and development activ ity in the country. This article presents a brief historical review of the program, methods employed in identification and selection of the gifted, curriculum developed for this group of students, administratio n of the program, and individual development of the students.