Creative Problem Solving With Marginalized Populations: Reclaiming Lost Prizes Through In-the-Trenches Interventions

This article describes several initiatives in which Creative Problem Solving, in combination with career exploration and mentoring, has been used successfully to identify and develop the talents of “at-risk” populations. During the past decade, the Lost Prizes project helped turn around the lives of...

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Published in:The Gifted child quarterly 2005-10, Vol.49 (4), p.330-341
Main Authors: McCluskey, Ken W., Baker, Philip A., McCluskey, Andrea L. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Failure
Academically Gifted
At Risk Persons
At risk students
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Canada
Canada Natives
Career Exploration
Cerebral Palsy
Creativity
Definitions
Down Syndrome
Dropouts
Enrichment
Foreign Countries
Gifted
Helplessness
Indigenous Populations
Intervention
Juvenile Gangs
Juvenile Justice
Mentors
Nonverbal Tests
Problem Solving
Programming
Resistance (Psychology)
School Culture
Social Development
Socioeconomic Status
Special Needs Students
Talent
Talent Development
Underachievement
Urban Areas
Youth Programs
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Summary:This article describes several initiatives in which Creative Problem Solving, in combination with career exploration and mentoring, has been used successfully to identify and develop the talents of “at-risk” populations. During the past decade, the Lost Prizes project helped turn around the lives of talented but troubled high-school dropouts, Northern Lights encouraged productivity in disenfranchised Aboriginal teens, and Second Chance reduced recidivism among Native Canadian inmates. Currently, various mentoring programs are providing support to vulnerable inner-city young people at risk for alienation, school failure, and gang involvement.
ISSN:0016-9862
1934-9041
DOI:10.1177/001698620504900406