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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Solange Muglia Wechsler
• Vera Lucia Palmeira Pereira
• Cristina Maria Carvalho Delou

Titel

Educating the gifted in Brazil: analysis from a learning-resource perspective

Ist Teil von

• Cogent education, 2024-12, Vol.11 (1)

Ort / Verlag

Taylor & Francis Group

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• AbstractGifted education in Brazil presents some characteristics due to the reality of South American countries. This study aims to describe the current situation of the programs for the gifted in Brazil from the Education and Learning Capital Model (ELCM) perspective. The procedure utilized was the analysis of documents and publications and an online survey. The participants were 51 educators and psychologists (84% F) from different Brazilian regions, ages 28 to 69 (Mean= 40), working in private (40%), public institutions (90%), and non-governmental organizations (10%). The results indicated positive aspects of exogenous learning capitals reflected in legislation that guarantees rights at the Federal, State, and Municipal spheres for gifted children and special programs at universities for high school and college students. However, there are main challenges from the endogenous Learning Resource, which focus on academic skills and disregard other aspects of physical health. Political discontinuities and societal myths block the advancement of programs for the Brazilian gifted, so information to clarify these children’s rights in society is a priority.