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Voices from the Families: Strategies for and Challenges in Raising a Gifted Child
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Denise de Souza Fleith; Daniela Vilarinho-Pereira; Renata Muniz Prado – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2024
The purpose of this study was to investigate parenting styles and practices, strategies and resources used to develop a child's potential, and family-school relationships. Nine families with gifted and talented students participated. The instruments used were a sociodemographic questionnaire, a parenting style scale, and a semistructured…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Parenting Styles, Academically Gifted, Student Development
Parents Make a Difference: Creating a Parental Intervention Program in Brazil
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Prado, Renata Muniz; Fleith, Denise de Souza; Vilarinho-Rezende, Daniela – Parenting for High Potential, 2018
Brazil faces many challenges in gifted education. Programs for the gifted are offered mainly at the public level. However, the amount of governmental investment has been drastically reduced due to the economic and political crises that the nation currently faces, as well as the belief that the investment in gifted education is a waste compared to…
Descriptors: Parents, Intervention, Foreign Countries, Talent Development
The Scenario of Gifted Education in Brazil
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Wechsler, Solange Muglia; Fleith, Denise de Souza – Cogent Education, 2017
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of gifted education in Brazil. A scenario of the education of the gifted is presented, including the official concept of giftedness as well as programs and services available to emphasize important contributions to the area. Although there are considerable advances regarding policies, practices,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academically Gifted, Talent Development, Educational Practices