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This qualitative study investigated the educational and social experiences of six children who had been identified as Gifted with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The children were aged from six to ten years old. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the children and their parents and a staff member of the George Parkyn Centre (now The Gifted Education Centre) to explore their educational and social experiences in order to identify their preferred strategies that were also expected to be the most effective educational strategies. It is important to identify effective educational strategies for Gifted children with ADHD. This is because there are children in New Zealand (as this study has found) who have been identified as Gifted with ADHD but according to the literature review conducted for this study there does not appear to be a significant amount of literature from New Zealand or international writers that informs educators about how to assist these children to learn. Instead, the literature appeared to focus on misdiagnosis of Giftedness as ADHD, however, these children may benefit from having assistance with their learning as some literature suggested they are not being identified and could be underachievers. It seems that the use of effective educational strategies may be the only way these children could reach their academic potential. Therefore, this study sought to move on from the misdiagnosis debate evident in the Gifted/ADHD literature to identify some effective educational strategies. This study also investigated the social experiences of Gifted children with ADHD. This is because the literature maintained Gifted children with ADHD could have difficulties with social interactions. Talking to the children about their social interactions could indicate whether the literature's implications are correct and if they are it should allow further understanding regarding how we could assist the Gifted child with ADHD to have more positive social interactions that could also positively impact on learning as social interactions occur within the classroom. The key findings of this study indicated that some Gifted children with had specific learning preferences that could stimulate them to learn (e.g., when their interests were recognised, information was presented visually, tasks had a meaningful purpose and movement and use of computers was allowed). Ineffective educational strategies were also addressed although not in detail as for the most part they seemed to be the opposite of effective educational strategies. The findings also indicated Gifted children with ADHD could benefit when they find their 'true peer' as this seemed to result in the children within this study wanting to work with others. Although specific suggestions were recommended (e.g., the use Renzulli's 1977 Enrichment Triad Model) the findings emphasised the depth of information that could be gained by simply talking to children and their parents about their learning. A wider implication may be this Gifted group of children may benefit from the use of specific educational strategies that personalise their learning.

El objetivo del presente artículo es precisar aspectos conceptuales y operacionales del constructo “estilos de enseñanza” marcando sus tres propiedades distintivas: relativa estabilidad, multidimensionalidad y neutralidad valorativa. Asimismo, se analizan distintas investigaciones empíricas sobre el tema sintetizando algunos de los puntos más compartidos: los docentes transmiten conocimientos así como formas típicas de aprendizaje; los estilos de enseñanza se diferencian de acuerdo con el tipo de disciplina enseñada; el ajuste entre los estilos de enseñanza de los docentes y los estilos de aprendizaje de los estudiantes facilita la adquisición de conocimientos. En síntesis, este trabajo pretende aportar conocimientos y estrategias que contribuyan a la formación en didáctica de ciencias y, por ende, al fortalecimiento de prácticas eficaces de enseñanza. / The aim of this paper is to clarify conceptual and operational aspects of the construct “teaching styles” with its three distinctive properties: relative stability, multidimensionality and value neutrality. Moreover, it analyzes the points of view that are shared for many empirical studies: teachers transmit knowledge and typical forms of learning; teaching styles differ according to the type of subject taught, the match between the teaching styles and learning styles improve knowledge acquisition. In summary, this paper provides knowledge and strategies that contribute to training in science teaching and, therefore, to strengthen effective teaching practices.

Esta investigação, no campo da produção acadêmica dos programas de pós-graduação de universidades brasileiras, sobre a temática altas habilidades/superdotação, teve como objetivos: mapear um conjunto significativo de trabalhos elaborados sob as formas de tese e dissertação, nas duas últimas décadas; e apresentar as contribuições desses estudos para o atendimento educacional aos portadores de altas habilidades/superdotados. A contextualização teórica da presente pesquisa refere-se à busca de uma teoria mais completa e abrangente sobre a inteligência humana, e da melhor compreensão das altas habilidades/superdotação, mencionando a legislação educacional mais recente sobre o atendimento a esses alunos especiais. A metodologia de pesquisa bibliográfica foi utilizada na sistematização da leitura e releitura dos textos, em vários níveis, para a exploração de seus conteúdos. O objetivo almejado foi a adequada identificação das linhas de pensamento dos autores, procurando-se manter o máximo possível de imparcialidade e respeito a cada um dos posicionamentos. Os assuntos foram categorizados por afinidade temática, em três capítulos, que em sua estrutura apresentam uma introdução, as sínteses descritivas dos trabalhos analisados e uma conclusão. Os resultados alcançados permitiram uma análise elucidativa da produção acadêmica em pauta, nas décadas de 80 e 90, estendendo-se aos anos 2000 e 2001. Sinalizaram evoluções conceituais concernentes às altas habilidades/superdotação. Pontuaram conclusões sobre: a identificação precoce; a estimulação ambiental; a auto-alfabetização precoce; a identificação e atendimento a crianças das classes populares e a preparação de professores; a elaboração de instrumento de observação a ser utilizado pelos professores. Mais conclusões puderam ser registradas em relação a: percepções da escola, pais e professores; percepção de professores universitários; autopercepção e os relacionamentos interpessoais de adultos e jovens adultos; incidentes e comportamentos críticos observados na escola; representação social da escola segundo os alunos; relação professora-aluno portador de altas habilidades; autopercepção e a percepção dos olhares da família, escola e companheiros, por adolescentes. Outras conclusões ainda foram evidenciadas sobre: estratégias educativas para estimulação e identificação de talentos na escola regular, no ensino fundamental e educação infantil; subsídios para a realização escolar no ensino fundamental; a capacidade acadêmica elevada no ensino fundamental; a avaliação de um curso de educação do pensamento por professores participantes. Incluem-se também neste conjunto de resultados: dados históricos sobre a questão das altas habilidades/superdotação; reflexões sobre a profissionalização na área tecnológica; uma crítica ao atendimento educacional aos portadores de altas habilidades/superdotados; e o estudo da trajetória escolar de alunos que receberam atendimento em escolas da rede pública de ensino. / This investigation comprises a detailed survey of the academic production of post-graduate programs in Brazilian universities. The main goals of this investigation are to: figure out the meaningful set of papers elaborated as thesis and dissertations during the last two decades, and present the contribution of these studies for the educational attendance to gifted and talented students. The theoretical context of this research refers to the search for a wider and broader theory about human intelligence and a better understanding of giftedness, mentioning the most recent Brazilian educational legislation about the attendance to these special students. The bibliographical research methodology was used in the systematization of the reading and re-reading of the texts, carried out in many levels, aiming at the full exploration of its contents. The desired objective was to accurately identify the thought streams of each author, maintaining as much impartiality as possible in relation to each one of the various points of view. The issues were categorized by thematic affinity in three chapters which present an introduction, a descriptive synthesis and conclusions of the analyzed papers. As a result, a elucidative analysis of the academic production dated from the 80s and 90s extending to the most recent productions from 2000 and 2001 was performed. This production presented considerable conceptual evolutions concerning giftedness. Conclusions regarding early identification, environmental stimulation, early self-alphabetization, the identification and attendance to poor children, the professional preparation of teachers as well as the elaboration of observation instruments to be used by the teachers were put forward. In addition, conclusions about gifted students` perception of school, parents, teachers, and professors, their self-perception and their perception of the interpersonal relationships between adults and their critical behavior observed at school, the social representation of the school according to the gifted students, teacher - gifted student relationship, self-perception and perception of school and mates under family observance presented by adolescents was also registered. Other conclusions were also presented with regard to educational strategies to stimulate and identify talents and high academic ability at the regular school at the fundamental level (from first grade to high school), as well as the evaluation of a training course in Thought Education for teachers which took part in the attendance staff. Finally, a historical data about giftetdness, reflections about professional training in the technological field, a criticism about educational attendance for gifted students and a study about schoolarly history of students considered as gifted, wich had attendence in public schools, was also included in the set of results.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-27T13:54:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 CLAUDIA VALENTE CAVALCANTE.pdf: 613154 bytes, checksum: 40c2942fa9245f263006f0dc691e3ee5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-09-15 / Due to technological advance changes new spaces for sociability and formation are being set up in society, in particular, the cyberspace has extended new possibilities of interaction and communication as well as virtual societies are becoming more popular among youngsters. This work aims to understand how youngsters from different backgrounds deal with Jardim Novo Mundo Virtual Community and which educational and social strategies are being used in order to achieve digital and real life insertion. Based on Pierre Bourdieu references the world appreciation and perception varies according to the social position of the social agents, in which tastes and lifestyles are attached to their social space position, Strategy concept is used for analytical purposes and it refers to the agent capacity of taking action in different social fields along with ownership and maintenance of different types of capital. The main question is to know how these youngsters are taking advantage of the virtual community to raise both cultural and social capital. To what extend these strategies meet educational and social purposes? Aiming to answer this question a questionnaire, online and face to face interview and observation of a virtual community were used which have enabled apprehend the dynamics and socialcultural insertion forms of the young people and the social representations and practices of use of Internet. The Jardim Novo Mundo Virtual Community participants expose two different concepts of being young: a group perceives youth as time to enjoy life and the other group manifests the absence of such freedom. The school is perceived not only as a mobility factor, but also as a symbolic goods acquisition way. The school trajectory is discontinuous as their parents . Work is taken as an activity carried out for survival. Religion is an important issue for some youngsters as an upholder and spaces of sociability venues. For those out of school they tried to be connected to the socialcultural environment through Internet, therefore obtaining social and cultural capital through both individual or collective strategies. The Jardim Novo Mundo Community comprises the youngsters highlighted in this research and for them it is a resistance area to challenge negative media portrait. It is also a place for sociability, formation and work presentation. Summing up, youngsters access social networks at local lanhouses where collaborative learning is effective. The comprehension of youth relations, school, family, religion, work and social networks allows us to state that these young people build up their own educational strategies to take part in the sociocultural world. / Em decorrência de mudanças resultantes dos avanços tecnológicos no mundo, novos espaços de sociabilidade e formação estão se constituindo na sociedade. No campo informacional, em especial, o ciberespaço tem proporcionado novas possibilidades de interação e de comunicação e as comunidades virtuais estão se tornando cada vez mais populares entre os jovens. Este trabalho procura entender como jovens de camadas populares lidam com a Comunidade Virtual Jardim Novo Mundo e quais estratégias educativas e sociais utilizam para inserção no mundo digital e no real. Com base nos referenciais de Pierre Bourdieu, considera-se que as formas de perceber e apreciar o mundo diferem conforme a posição na estrutura social dos agentes sociais, cujos gostos e estilos de vida estão ligados a sua posição no espaço social. Para efeito analítico, faz-se uso do conceito de estratégia, que se refere à capacidade de o agente participar do jogo em diferentes campos sociais e à apropriação e/ou manutenção de distintas espécies de capital. A questão norteadora é saber como os jovens utilizam estrategicamente a comunidade virtual para elevarem os seus capitais tanto cultural como social. Em que medida essas estratégias podem ser consideradas estratégias educativas e sociais? Para responder à questão, foram utilizados questionário, entrevista online e observação de uma comunidade virtual que permitiram apreender a dinâmica e a forma de inserção sociocultural dos jovens e as representações sociais e práticas de uso da Internet. Os participantes da Comunidade Virtual Jardim Novo Mundo revelaram modos distintos de ser jovem: um grupo percebe a juventude como um tempo de aproveitar a vida e outra pela ausência dessa liberdade. A escola é percebida como um fator de mobilidade e aquisição de bens simbólicos. A trajetória escolar é descontínua, assim como dos seus pais. O trabalho é tido como uma atividade realizada para sobrevivência, A religião é importante para alguns jovens que a veem como arrimo e as igrejas como espaços de sociabilidade. Por estarem fora da escola, os jovens da pesquisa tentam manter-se inseridos no mundo sociocultural por meio da Internet, adquirindo capital cultural e social por meio de estratégias educativas individuais e coletivas. A Comunidade Jardim Novo Mundo representa o bairro dos jovens pesquisados e, para eles, é espaço de resistência, de contestação da imagem negativa veiculada pelas mídias. Também é um espaço de sociabilidade, de formação e de divulgação do seu trabalho, Em geral, os jovens acessam as redes sociais em lanhouses do bairro, lócus em que a aprendizagem colaborativa se efetiva. A compreensão das relações existentes entre juventude, escola, família, religião, trabalho e redes sociais, permite afirmar que os jovens pesquisados da Comunidade Jardim Novo Mundo, necessariamente, constroem estratégias educativas para manterem-se no mundo sociocultural.

Šiame darbe akcentuojami priešmokyklinio amžiaus vaikų sėkmingo ugdymo(si) veiksniai, kaip pamatas tolimesniam sėkmingam mokymuisi mokykloje. Ugdymo(si) sėkme laikoma visų vaiko fizinių ir psichinių galių puoselėjimas, pozityvios socialinės ir emocinės patirties įgijimas, pažinimo motyvacijos skatinimas. Tyrimo klausimai: Kokie atsiskleidžia vaikų ugdymąsi skatinantys ir slopinantys veiksniai? Ką pedagogai mano apie vaikų ugdymo(si) sėkmę? Atsižvelgus į tyrimo klausimų aktualumą, tyrimo objektu pasirinkta priešmokyklinio amžiaus vaikų ugdymo(si) sėkmę laiduojantys veiksniai. Tyrimo tikslas – atskleisti priešmokyklinio amžiaus vaikų sėkmingo ugdymo(si) veiksnius. Tyrimo uždaviniai: 1. Mokslinės literatūros ir švietimo dokumentų analizės pagrindu, atskleisti priešmokyklinio amžiaus vaikų sėkmingo ugdymo(si) veiksnius lemiančius ugdymo(si) sėkmę. 2. Nustatyti vidinius ir išorinius veiksnius turinčius įtakos ugdymo(si) veiklos sėkmei. 3. Atskleisti pedagogų nuomonę apie vaikų ugdymo(si) sėkmę. Tyrimo imtis: Tyrime dalyvavo 87 priešmokyklinio ugdymo grupę lankantys vaikai ir 128 priešmokyklinio ugdymo pedagogai. Tyrimas vykdytas Vilniaus miesto ir rajono ikimokyklinėse ugdymo įstaigose. Remiantis atliktu tyrimu parengtos išvados kuriose atskleidžiami vaikų sėkmingo ugdymosi veiksniai. / In this work the factors of successful education of preschool children are emphasized as the base for further successful learning at school. Educational success consists of: the nurturance of all physical and mental powers of a child, the acquisition of positive social and emotional experiences, and the encouragement of knowledge motivation. Research questions: What are the factors which stimulate and which supress children’s education? What do teachers think about the success of children’s education? Considering the urgency of research questions, factors that guarantee successful education of preschool children were chosen as the object of the research. The aim of research – to reveal factors influencing successful education of preschool children. Research objectives: 1. To reveal factors which destine successful learning of preschool children by means of scientific literature and educational document analysis. 2. To identify inner and outer elements that have influence on the success of educational activity. 3. To disclose teachers’ openion on the success of children’s education. Research sample: 87 children who attend preschool education group and 128 teachers took part in the research. The research was held in preschool institutions of Vilnius city and in the area of Vilnius. Relying on the accomplished research, the conclusion reveals factors of successful children’s education.

Esta investigação, no campo da produção acadêmica dos programas de pós-graduação de universidades brasileiras, sobre a temática altas habilidades/superdotação, teve como objetivos: mapear um conjunto significativo de trabalhos elaborados sob as formas de tese e dissertação, nas duas últimas décadas; e apresentar as contribuições desses estudos para o atendimento educacional aos portadores de altas habilidades/superdotados. A contextualização teórica da presente pesquisa refere-se à busca de uma teoria mais completa e abrangente sobre a inteligência humana, e da melhor compreensão das altas habilidades/superdotação, mencionando a legislação educacional mais recente sobre o atendimento a esses alunos especiais. A metodologia de pesquisa bibliográfica foi utilizada na sistematização da leitura e releitura dos textos, em vários níveis, para a exploração de seus conteúdos. O objetivo almejado foi a adequada identificação das linhas de pensamento dos autores, procurando-se manter o máximo possível de imparcialidade e respeito a cada um dos posicionamentos. Os assuntos foram categorizados por afinidade temática, em três capítulos, que em sua estrutura apresentam uma introdução, as sínteses descritivas dos trabalhos analisados e uma conclusão. Os resultados alcançados permitiram uma análise elucidativa da produção acadêmica em pauta, nas décadas de 80 e 90, estendendo-se aos anos 2000 e 2001. Sinalizaram evoluções conceituais concernentes às altas habilidades/superdotação. Pontuaram conclusões sobre: a identificação precoce; a estimulação ambiental; a auto-alfabetização precoce; a identificação e atendimento a crianças das classes populares e a preparação de professores; a elaboração de instrumento de observação a ser utilizado pelos professores. Mais conclusões puderam ser registradas em relação a: percepções da escola, pais e professores; percepção de professores universitários; autopercepção e os relacionamentos interpessoais de adultos e jovens adultos; incidentes e comportamentos críticos observados na escola; representação social da escola segundo os alunos; relação professora-aluno portador de altas habilidades; autopercepção e a percepção dos olhares da família, escola e companheiros, por adolescentes. Outras conclusões ainda foram evidenciadas sobre: estratégias educativas para estimulação e identificação de talentos na escola regular, no ensino fundamental e educação infantil; subsídios para a realização escolar no ensino fundamental; a capacidade acadêmica elevada no ensino fundamental; a avaliação de um curso de educação do pensamento por professores participantes. Incluem-se também neste conjunto de resultados: dados históricos sobre a questão das altas habilidades/superdotação; reflexões sobre a profissionalização na área tecnológica; uma crítica ao atendimento educacional aos portadores de altas habilidades/superdotados; e o estudo da trajetória escolar de alunos que receberam atendimento em escolas da rede pública de ensino. / This investigation comprises a detailed survey of the academic production of post-graduate programs in Brazilian universities. The main goals of this investigation are to: figure out the meaningful set of papers elaborated as thesis and dissertations during the last two decades, and present the contribution of these studies for the educational attendance to gifted and talented students. The theoretical context of this research refers to the search for a wider and broader theory about human intelligence and a better understanding of giftedness, mentioning the most recent Brazilian educational legislation about the attendance to these special students. The bibliographical research methodology was used in the systematization of the reading and re-reading of the texts, carried out in many levels, aiming at the full exploration of its contents. The desired objective was to accurately identify the thought streams of each author, maintaining as much impartiality as possible in relation to each one of the various points of view. The issues were categorized by thematic affinity in three chapters which present an introduction, a descriptive synthesis and conclusions of the analyzed papers. As a result, a elucidative analysis of the academic production dated from the 80s and 90s extending to the most recent productions from 2000 and 2001 was performed. This production presented considerable conceptual evolutions concerning giftedness. Conclusions regarding early identification, environmental stimulation, early self-alphabetization, the identification and attendance to poor children, the professional preparation of teachers as well as the elaboration of observation instruments to be used by the teachers were put forward. In addition, conclusions about gifted students` perception of school, parents, teachers, and professors, their self-perception and their perception of the interpersonal relationships between adults and their critical behavior observed at school, the social representation of the school according to the gifted students, teacher - gifted student relationship, self-perception and perception of school and mates under family observance presented by adolescents was also registered. Other conclusions were also presented with regard to educational strategies to stimulate and identify talents and high academic ability at the regular school at the fundamental level (from first grade to high school), as well as the evaluation of a training course in Thought Education for teachers which took part in the attendance staff. Finally, a historical data about giftetdness, reflections about professional training in the technological field, a criticism about educational attendance for gifted students and a study about schoolarly history of students considered as gifted, wich had attendence in public schools, was also included in the set of results.

This thesis is about 16 newly arrived students from Iraq enrolled in the introductory programme for newcomers, in two Swedish upper secondary schools during the academic year 2010/11. The study focuses on the newly arrived students’ possession of cultural, social, educational and linguistic capital and their migration experience as well as their plans for future studies. The theoretical framework is based on the sociology of Pierre Bourdieu and research in International Migration and Ethnic Relations (IMER). Of crucial importance is the sociologist Abdelmalek Sayad, who bridges Bourdieu and migration studies. Also, general sociological concepts like class, gender and ethnicity are used. Traditional ethnographic approaches such as observations, informal conversations and interviews are the main methods. The empirical results show that the newly arrived students have varying degrees of inherited assets, although the majority came from more affluent backgrounds. They also differed with regard to their school background. The ones who went to public schools in Iraq described the Iraqi educational system as authoritarian institution in which they had to conform to collective norms and values. Those who went to private international schools reported that their schools were similar to those in Sweden, but significantly more demanding. The youths also had assets that had little value in the Swedish educational system. One example is the ability to speak several languages like Arabic, Kurdish, Syriac and Chaldean. Newly arrived students usually have no experience of the Swedish school system and cannot speak Swedish. This limitation defines them as a disadvantaged group when they enter the Swedish educational system, in programmes specially designed for them. Furthermore, the newly arrived students are spatially and symbolically segregated from other students and are thus poorly integrated in into the schools’ ordinary activities. The newly arrived students quickly become aware of that they do not master the language and that they are not familiar with the study norms and roles in Sweden. However, the students express high educational aspirations and emphasize education as a key factor in achieving respectability. Or, in Bourdieu’s sense, success in the Swedish educational system represents symbolic capital, for the Swedish born population as well as for as members of their own ethnic group.

My thesis is focused on gifted students of primary school. The work is divided into theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part consists of several chapters which describe the talent, the identification of gifted students, methods and forms of work in education and gifted pupils in regular primary school classroom. Furthermore, I mainly deal with the education of gifted children, individual approach to these children in education, support for families and schools. In the practical part, on the basis of qualitative research I propose a model of instructional strategies for specific gifted pupil, which should help to natural and accelerated development.

Brazil is a country with great social disparities, in which most often those who are poor stay poor, and those who are rich stay rich. While literature on the former is extensive, the lifestyles of the latter is a highly understudied research area. An investigation of educational strategies which elite families formulate to ensure that children are appropriately equipped for life after leaving the parents’ home, could shed some light on the reproduction of social class in Brazil. For this purpose, this thesis investigates aspects of these educational strategies, based on a case study of economic elite families in the North-Eastern city of Recife. The focus of this investigation, however, is on educational strategies and not social reproduction itself. Based on qualitative interviews conducted in a field study in Recife, the investigation enters the homes and lives of 16 families pertaining to the economic elite. The thesis elaborates on themes such as families’ socio-economic background, schooling and extracurricular activities, social relationships, education and transmission of values at home, and the meaning of being upper-class among poverty. The findings suggest that elite life in Recife is limited to the same social spaces, such as schools or neighbourhood, and that influential factors in the education of children are their mothers and international experience. The thesis concludes that while educational strategies may be formulated differently by families with different backgrounds and resources, globalization and current social transformations are a shared experience in the economic elite in Recife, upon which families formulate their educational strategies accordingly.