Current status of gifted education in Saudi Arabia

The purpose of the study was to explain the current status of gifted education in Saudi Arabia based on the Educational and Learning Capital Model. The researchers used a mixed method design with two research questions: (a) what is the current status in Saudi Arabia to serve gifted students based on...

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Main Authors: Alfaid, A.A (Author), Alfaiz, F.S (Author), Aljughaiman, A.M (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor and Francis Ltd. 2022
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520 3 |a The purpose of the study was to explain the current status of gifted education in Saudi Arabia based on the Educational and Learning Capital Model. The researchers used a mixed method design with two research questions: (a) what is the current status in Saudi Arabia to serve gifted students based on the Educational and Learning Capital Model? (b) what did gifted education specialists’ believe about gifted education in Saudi Arabia based on the Educational and Learning Capital Model? The authors used three resources to collect data to answer the question: official documents, raw data, and a survey. The researchers evaluated Saudi Arabia’s experience in gifted education and shed a light on the strengths and weaknesses of this experience. A number of recommendations had been proposed to enhance Saudi Arabia’s experience in the field of gifted education. © 2022 The Author(s). This open access article is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license. 
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