Balanced research and practice The field of Gifted Education is a universe that is still little known in Italy despite in many Countries of the European Community, as well as in the so-called emerging countries, the issues of giftedness and talent development are widely known and...
Scientific Our study investigated socialization in gifted children, after the covid-19 pandemic, to understand how can affect school and social inclusion. If before the pandemic the socialization of gifted children was compromised mainly due to their asynchronous development (Columbus group, 1991; Cross, 2015;), during the pandemic...
Balanced research and practice According to Kettler and Taliaferro (2022) personalized learning is a pedagogical approach that focuses on pupils' needs, interests, and talents. The Personalized Learning Plan (PLP) for gifted children is an educational tool that favors the application of personalized teaching. In our study we...
Balanced research and practice In the Netherlands, there are many regional and national collaborative alliances aimed at meeting the educational needs of gifted students. Despite this, a relatively large percentage of school dropouts are gifted. Schools for the gifted and talented have requested a practical tool...
Balanced research and practice High ability is still mainly connotated with academic domains and research based data are numerous in this field. But when it comes to vocational trainings or professional talents research is comparatively sparse. ...
Balanced research and practice 21st century-skill frameworks in the educational field can benefit from studies exploring accelerated development and expression in childhood and adolescence. Those objectives include such social acts as knowledge sharing, thinking, innovation and creation. In this presentation we seek to explore further data...
Balanced research and practice Many professionals working in the gifted field resonate with Dabrowski’s theory of positive disintegration (TPD). For some, it remains an elusive theory. In this workshop we will dive into the personality development of the world-renowned climate activist Greta Thunberg. By connecting her...
Balanced research and practice The “German Association for Gifted Children” (“DGhK”) offers advice to professionals and especially parents.Our Association has been founded on the model of the british NAGC, now Potential Plus UK. We all are members of the HELP network - which promotes the term...
Balanced research and practice In an effort to understand the impact of Covid-19 on high ability students in Ireland, the Centre for Talented Youth Ireland (CTYI) undertook a study in August 2020 of the parents of children who had attended CTYI programmes. CTYI provides enrichment courses...
Practice based Dropouts and their surroundings often feel desperate. They feel like they have an inadequate skillset to manage the complex learning situation (of the youngsters). In this talk, based on qualitative research in the Netherlands and personal contacts with (the network of) gifted students/dropouts, Akke...