National Policies and Strategies for the Support of the Gifted and Talented in Austria
The approach to the support of gifted and talented children and youth has changed considerably in the past twenty years. While, until the 2000s, provision programmes predominantly focused on extracurricular activities for pupils, gifted education now follows a systemic and inclusive approach, includ...
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| description | The approach to the support of gifted and talented children and youth has changed considerably in the past twenty years. While, until the 2000s, provision programmes predominantly focused on extracurricular activities for pupils, gifted education now follows a systemic and inclusive approach, including all (educational) institutions – kindergarten, school, college and university – as well as the family, the economy, the working world and the community. Furthermore, there have been considerable efforts to provide for gifted children within the regular classroom by way of differentiation and individualised learning. This new approach to talent support was first outlined in 2011 in the “White Paper Promoting Talent and Excellence”, which the Austrian Research and Support Centre for the Gifted and Talented published in cooperation with the interministerial Giftedness Research and Gifted Education Task Force. The present article outlines the reasons that led to this new strategy, explains its main features and attempts an analysis of its strengths and weaknesses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c1bb51392af24b2e82fdd4b13c82af032022-12-22T01:08:40ZengUniversity of LjubljanaCenter for Educational Policy Studies Journal1855-97192232-26472014-09-0143National Policies and Strategies for the Support of the Gifted and Talented in AustriaClaudia ReschThe approach to the support of gifted and talented children and youth has changed considerably in the past twenty years. While, until the 2000s, provision programmes predominantly focused on extracurricular activities for pupils, gifted education now follows a systemic and inclusive approach, including all (educational) institutions – kindergarten, school, college and university – as well as the family, the economy, the working world and the community. Furthermore, there have been considerable efforts to provide for gifted children within the regular classroom by way of differentiation and individualised learning. This new approach to talent support was first outlined in 2011 in the “White Paper Promoting Talent and Excellence”, which the Austrian Research and Support Centre for the Gifted and Talented published in cooperation with the interministerial Giftedness Research and Gifted Education Task Force. The present article outlines the reasons that led to this new strategy, explains its main features and attempts an analysis of its strengths and weaknesses.https://ojs.cepsj.si/index.php/cepsj/article/view/193Austriagifted educationholisticsystemictalent support |
| spellingShingle | Claudia Resch National Policies and Strategies for the Support of the Gifted and Talented in Austria Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal Austria gifted education holistic systemic talent support |
| title | National Policies and Strategies for the Support of the Gifted and Talented in Austria |
| title_full | National Policies and Strategies for the Support of the Gifted and Talented in Austria |
| title_fullStr | National Policies and Strategies for the Support of the Gifted and Talented in Austria |
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| title_short | National Policies and Strategies for the Support of the Gifted and Talented in Austria |
| title_sort | national policies and strategies for the support of the gifted and talented in austria |
| topic | Austria gifted education holistic systemic talent support |
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