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Title: | Teacher perceptions of gifted cultural minorities: An Australian study | Contributor(s): | Thraves, Genevieve (author) | Publication Date: | 2018 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/28656 | Abstract: | This paper presents findings from a qualitative case study set within an Australian boarding school, which explored the perceptions of teachers in relation to gifted cultural minorities. The study aimed to shed light on the persistent under representation of some cultural minority groups in the extension and enrichment programs offered at the study site. Ten teacher participants at Boarding College [Pseudonym] were recruited and interviewed in relation to their views on the topic. Thematic analysis revealed that the teachers held diverse views of cultural minorities, and lacked the cultural competence to respond to the gifted needs of these learners. The teachers also viewed giftedness and gifted programs as performance based, and this may act to preclude some cultural minorities from being identified. Furthermore, it was found that the teachers often viewed the under representation of Indigenous students in gifted education as stemming from issues relating to the students and their culture, and from systemic school-based factors. Despite these somewhat negative findings, teachers at the study site viewed it to be an educator's responsibility to cater for the gifted cultural minority student, suggesting the participants would be willing to address the problems identified. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | TalentEd, 30(1), p. 17-31 | Publisher: | University of New England, School of Education | Place of Publication: | Australia | ISSN: | 0815-8150 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 130399 Specialist Studies in Education not elsewhere classified | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 390410 Multicultural education (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Māori and Pacific Peoples) | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 939999 Education and Training not elsewhere classified | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 280109 Expanding knowledge in education | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | Publisher/associated links: | https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=260121983581058;res=IELHSS |
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