ERIC Number: EJ1392317
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Oct
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0016-9862
EISSN: EISSN-1934-9041
Giftedness in Inclusive Classrooms: A Cross-Cultural Examination of Pre-Service Teachers' Thinking in Finland, Austria, Turkey, the Philippines, and Japan
Lassila, Erkki; Hyry-Beihammer, Eeva Kaisa; Kizkapan, Oktay; Rocena, Angela; Sumida, Manabu
Gifted Child Quarterly, v67 n4 p306-324 Oct 2023
This research examines student teachers' thinking about teaching gifted students in an inclusive classroom context. Grounded in a narrative paradigm, we analyzed narratives from student teachers in Finland, Austria, Turkey, the Philippines, and Japan to identify solutions that they imagined in response to gifted students' needs in an inclusive classroom. Six solution categories emerged: (1) giving gifted students more challenging or motivational tasks; (2) encouraging peer learning and having gifted students act as teaching assistants; (3) using communication in the classroom and with gifted students; (4) guiding gifted students toward learning opportunities beyond the classroom; (5) consulting colleagues, experts, parents, or principals; and (6) developing one's own capacities as a teacher. Our findings carry implications for developing teacher education to nurture future teachers who understand the meaning of cultural contingencies and different learners' needs to teach the gifted in inclusive classrooms.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Inclusion, Teaching Methods, Student Motivation, Peer Teaching, Interpersonal Communication, Educational Opportunities, Cooperation, Teacher Competencies, Cultural Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland; Austria; Turkey; Philippines; Japan
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