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Eris, Bahar; Seyfi, Ramazan; Hanoz, Suna – Gifted and Talented International, 2009
This phenomenological study investigates the perceptions and experiences of Turkish parents with children identified as gifted based upon IQ testing. The voices of parents with gifted children have been missing from academic literature in Turkey. The semi-structured interviews conducted with 31 parents from 23 families were designed to find out…
Descriptors: Gifted, Interviews, Foreign Countries, Phenomenology
Lawrence, Barbara Kent – 1999
Two concepts have been confused: equality of opportunity and equality of ability, which has led us to link intellectual giftedness with elitism. This linkage undercuts the ability to nurture and benefit from the gifts of the gifted, an important issue in rural places experiencing either withering economies and loss of population or an influx of…
Descriptors: Anti Intellectualism, Brain Drain, Cognitive Dissonance, Community Attitudes