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Teacher Attitudes Toward Gifted Students and Gifted Education: The Typologies of Attitudes and Their Predictors

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This study investigated the typologies of teacher attitudes toward gifted students and gifted education, along with the predictors of such attitudes. For this purpose, surveys were administered to 339 teachers employed in a large faith-based school system in Australia. Analyses including factor analysis and latent profile analysis were performed on the data. In the end, four distinct profiles of teacher attitudes were identified. Two key predictors of these attitudes were found to be (a) school administrative support for gifted students and gifted education and (b) perceived knowledge of giftedness. The major contributions of the study to the literature are discussed.

Source: Exceptional Children

DOI: 10.1177/00144029241271135

Authors: Jae Yup Jung, Jihyun Lee

Institution: UNSW Sydney

Language: English

Topic: Education, Achievement, and Giftedness

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,700