Environmental and Educational Systems for Gifted Students: Rural and Central Contexts

IF 0.9 Q3 EDUCATION, SPECIAL
Yael Grinshtain, Shirley Miedijensky, Alexander Zibenberg
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Drawing on the bioecological theory developed by Bronfenbrenner, the researchers of this study examined four environmental systems—microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, and macrosystem—for gifted children in Israel as perceived by their parents, focusing on a comparison between rural and central contexts. The rural context comprises peripheral areas that are located in distant areas and characterized by small settlements. The central context refers to settlements that are located in the center of the country, characterized by large urban municipalities. The researchers developed a questionnaire that was taken by 284 Israeli parents of gifted students. Results indicated that parents perceived the macrosystem as less contributory to the development of gifted students in rural areas. Parents in rural areas also believed the governance system was less supportive of the needs of gifted students and offered fewer practical and educational and learning resources. The microsystem, in contrast, was seen as contributory in rural areas: Community, friends, and home/family were significantly stronger in the rural context. Thus, the contribution of the microsystem seems to balance the weaknesses or shortcomings of the macrosystem. This study identifies the best systems for gifted students in rural areas by highlighting the importance of the community while also pointing out the lack of support from government.
资优学生的环境和教育体系:农村和中部背景
根据布朗芬布伦纳(Bronfenbrenner)提出的生物生态学理论,本研究的研究人员考察了以色列资优儿童父母眼中的四个环境系统--微型系统、中型系统、外型系统和宏观系统,重点是对农村和中心环境进行比较。农村环境包括周边地区,这些地区地处偏远,居民点较少。中心环境指的是位于国家中心的居住区,以大型城市为特征。研究人员编制了一份问卷,供 284 名以色列资优学生家长填写。结果显示,家长认为宏观系统对农村地区资优学生的发展贡献较小。农村地区的家长还认为,管理制度对资优学生的需求支持较少,提供的实用教育和学习资源也较少。与此相反,微观系统在农村地区被认为具有促进作用:在农村地区,社区、朋友和家庭的作用明显增强。因此,微观系统的贡献似乎平衡了宏观系统的弱点或缺陷。这项研究通过强调社区的重要性,同时指出政府支持的缺乏,为农村地区的资优学生确定了最佳系统。
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Rural Special Education Quarterly
Rural Special Education Quarterly EDUCATION, SPECIAL-
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