 Who’s Who in the Sudan: A Biographical StudyOmar H. Khaleefa Gifted and Talented International, 1999, vol. 14, issue 2, 100-111 Abstract: This study examined the biographical information for a group of 226 gifted Sudanese individuals who are cited in Africa Who’s Who (1991). It showed that individuals were typically aged 60 to 64, came from Khartoum or other big cities, married between the age of 30 and 32 years, and had three children. The typical person graduated from the University of Khartoum, had another degree abroad from the UK or US, and obtained his or her PhD when aged 34 years. He or she usually had a principal and a second profession; was a member of two societies; had three publications; had two hobbies, with reading probably being one of them; and enjoyed political leadership, which could become a hobby itself. Such a person could become a government minister, thus shifting entirely to a position of leadership. The study also investigated the lower representation of women and errors of omission and commission regarding the citation of gifted Sudanese adults. In the reality of the indigenous Sudanese culture, political leadership marginalized other forms of giftedness. Date: 1999 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:ugtixx:v:14:y:1999:i:2:p:100-111 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/15332276.1999.11672914 Access Statistics for this article Gifted and Talented International is currently edited by Sheyla Blumen More articles in Gifted and Talented International from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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