Gifted education’s reflection of country-specific cultural, political, and economic features

Roger S. Frantz and Katie Larsen McClarty

Gifted and Talented International, 2016, vol. 31, issue 1, 46-58

Abstract: Educational policies and practices are influenced by cultural, political, and economic factors, and this is also true of specialized educational approaches such as gifted education. Factors such as a country’s cultural tendency toward egalitarianism or meritocracy, whether the political system is centralized or decentralized, and the degree to which the economy supports basic education for all students may be reflected in the way in which a country approaches gifted education. We examined gifted and talented education policies and practices in 38 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member and partner countries and considered how those policies and practices may reflect country-specific characteristics. In this article, we discuss ways in which gifted education in OECD countries may reflect cultural, political, and economic features of countries.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/15332276.2016.1220794

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