ERIC Number: EJ1318563
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 17
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Attitudes of Abu Dhabi Educators toward Gifted Education and Twice-Exceptional Students
Elhoweris, Hala; Bond, Sarah; Alameri, Mona; Takrit, Rachel; Alhosani, Najwa
Exceptionality Education International, v31 n1 p24-40 2021
The purpose of the study was to explore attitudes of educators in the United Arab Emirates toward gifted education and twice-exceptional students. One thousand and seventy-five educators (81% general education teachers and 19% teachers of the gifted) participated in this study. Data were collected using an online dual-language survey instrument, which was distributed using the Qualtrics system. Findings of this study indicated that Abu Dhabi teachers have positive attitudes toward gifted education and twice-exceptional students. No significant differences were found in scores for general educators as compared to those for teachers of the gifted. The findings also indicated that Abu Dhabi educators who had no experience of teaching gifted children had a more positive attitude toward them than those who had experience.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Gifted Disabled, General Education, Special Education Teachers, Teaching Experience
Exceptionality Education International. University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada. Web site: https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/eei/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi)
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