The Training of Teachers for Gifted Pupils
Keywords:
gifted education, teacher education, teacher training, gifted learners, professional preparation, teacher competenciesAbstract
School programs and services for gifted children have grown substantially and this has led to a demand for new strategies in teacher training. The standards for professional education proposed by the Professional Training Institute of the National [USA] Association for Gifted Children invite criticism, partly because of their narrow view of graduate studies on giftedness, partly because of their doubtful relevance to Canadian practice. This paper offers an alternative to those standards.
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