F Richard Olenchak

Biographic Data

ID6607811
NAMEF Richard Olenchak
GIVEN NAMESF Richard
FAMILY NAMEOlenchak
SIGNATUREOLENCHAK F R
AFFILIATIONSPurdue University West Lafayette
ORCID0000-0002-0396-4214
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • Identifying Gifted Potential Through Positive Psychology Content

    Open AccessFangfang Mo, Ophélie Allyssa Desmet et al.ARTICLEEducation Sciences2024

    Traditional identification approaches have often excluded many students from underrepresented backgrounds from gifted and talented service programs. This study introduces an innovative identification method based on the Bull’s Eye Model for Affective Development—Expansion (BEM-e), which focuses on identifying giftedness and talents through targeted positive psychological traits. This method is integrated within an affective curriculum designed to…

  • Underrepresented Students in Gifted and Talented Education

    Open AccessKaren B Arnstein, Ophélie Allyssa Desmet et al.ARTICLEEducation Sciences2023

    The representation gap in gifted and talented education poses a persistent challenge in educational systems worldwide. This theoretical manuscript presents the Bull’s Eye Model for Affective Development—Expansion (BEM-e) an innovative framework designed to address this gap. By incorporating elements from positive psychology, the BEM-e aims to identify and nurture traditionally underrepresented students who possess camouflaged gifted and talented …

  • A Big Ten Leadership Approach to Service Animal Policy Development in Higher Education

    Open AccessRyan G McCombs, Lisa A Lambert-Snodgrass et al.ARTICLEJournal of Disability Policy…2023References: 4

    There is a deficiency in scholarly research on higher education service animal policy that has created definitive gaps in how disability services office (DSO) directors approach policy development and how higher education institutions (HEIs) ensure access for service animal handlers. This qualitative research study aims to narrow these gaps by investigating the Big Ten Academic Alliance (Big Ten) DSO directors’ approaches to service animal policy…

  • Positive and negative time attitudes, intrinsic motivation, behavioral engagement and substance use among urban adolescents

    John Mark Froiland, F C Worrell et al.ARTICLEAddiction Research & Theory2020

    Introduction: Behavioral engagement in schools is an important contributor to academic outcomes for adolescents, but may also protect them from substance abuse. Positive and negative attitudes to the past, present, and future have been linked to adaptive and maladaptive behaviors in adolescence, respectively, but there is a need for research that examines whether time attitudes promote behavioral engagement and lower risk for substance use.Method…

  • Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults

    James T Webb, Edward R Amend et al.BOOKMisdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses…2016

  • Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults

    Paul Beljan, Judy Wiener et al.ARTICLEGifted and Talented International2006

    Many of our brightest, most creative young minds not only go unrecognized, but also are often incorrectly diagnosed. Misdiagnoses can lead parents and teachers to pursue incorrect, and in some cases even damaging measures in response to symptoms displayed the children they are charged with. Educators and parents should be cautious about simply accepting many diagnoses unless the diagnosing professional is knowledgeable about gifted children. It i…