High-achieving adults’ opinions on their educational lives and suggestions about educating gifted students

The purpose of this study is to infer suggestions to improve the quality of educational services provided to gifted students based on the high-achieving adults’ educational experiences and opinions. High-achieving adults reflected on their school experiences, the problems they faced with and their s...

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Main Authors: Özlenen Özdiyar Gedik, Abdul Samet Demirkaya, Eda Gürlen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ankara University 2021-12-01
Series:Ankara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/1646196
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description The purpose of this study is to infer suggestions to improve the quality of educational services provided to gifted students based on the high-achieving adults’ educational experiences and opinions. High-achieving adults reflected on their school experiences, the problems they faced with and their struggles as students, and they stated their suggestions related to the educational services that should be provided to gifted students. The research data were gathered through phenomenological design. The study group was composed of eight high-achieving individuals from Turkey. The data were gathered through semi-structured interview forms. Content analysis method was used to analyze the data of the study. High-achieving adults stated that they were not provided with the required support and guidance from their administrators, teachers, families, and environments in order to realize their potentials. They suggested that the instruction should be differentiated through the individual needs of gifted students, and varied instructional methods should be used in order to sustain the multi-faceted development of gifted students.
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spelling doaj-art-90e406dd62ef48ab9ba9ff2b4098fc1e2025-01-28T15:39:15ZengAnkara UniversityAnkara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi1301-37182021-12-0154386389010.30964/auebfd.89901545High-achieving adults’ opinions on their educational lives and suggestions about educating gifted studentsÖzlenen Özdiyar Gedik0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5804-6384Abdul Samet Demirkaya1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6704-3898Eda Gürlen2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1719-9840HACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİMEHMET AKİF ERSOY ÜNİVERSİTESİ, EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİHACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİThe purpose of this study is to infer suggestions to improve the quality of educational services provided to gifted students based on the high-achieving adults’ educational experiences and opinions. High-achieving adults reflected on their school experiences, the problems they faced with and their struggles as students, and they stated their suggestions related to the educational services that should be provided to gifted students. The research data were gathered through phenomenological design. The study group was composed of eight high-achieving individuals from Turkey. The data were gathered through semi-structured interview forms. Content analysis method was used to analyze the data of the study. High-achieving adults stated that they were not provided with the required support and guidance from their administrators, teachers, families, and environments in order to realize their potentials. They suggested that the instruction should be differentiated through the individual needs of gifted students, and varied instructional methods should be used in order to sustain the multi-faceted development of gifted students.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/1646196üstün yetenekliler eğitimiyüksek başarılı yetişkinüstün yetenekli öğrencieğitsel ihtiyaçlarüstün yeteneklilerin sorunlarıgifted educationhigh-achieving adultgifted studenteducational needsgifted students’ problems
spellingShingle Özlenen Özdiyar Gedik
Abdul Samet Demirkaya
Eda Gürlen
High-achieving adults’ opinions on their educational lives and suggestions about educating gifted students
Ankara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi
üstün yetenekliler eğitimi
yüksek başarılı yetişkin
üstün yetenekli öğrenci
eğitsel ihtiyaçlar
üstün yeteneklilerin sorunları
gifted education
high-achieving adult
gifted student
educational needs
gifted students’ problems
title High-achieving adults’ opinions on their educational lives and suggestions about educating gifted students
title_full High-achieving adults’ opinions on their educational lives and suggestions about educating gifted students
title_fullStr High-achieving adults’ opinions on their educational lives and suggestions about educating gifted students
title_full_unstemmed High-achieving adults’ opinions on their educational lives and suggestions about educating gifted students
title_short High-achieving adults’ opinions on their educational lives and suggestions about educating gifted students
title_sort high achieving adults opinions on their educational lives and suggestions about educating gifted students
topic üstün yetenekliler eğitimi
yüksek başarılı yetişkin
üstün yetenekli öğrenci
eğitsel ihtiyaçlar
üstün yeteneklilerin sorunları
gifted education
high-achieving adult
gifted student
educational needs
gifted students’ problems
url https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/1646196
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