[Towards transformational high intellectual ability: ethical regulation].

Abstract

The concept of high intellectual ability (HIA) is being redefined to incorporate its transformational dimension. The high intellectual potential that characterizes it should not only be directed towards personal achievement, but also providing a transformational response involving positive social responsibility and the ethical regulation of high potential. Research suggests that schoolchildren and adolescents with HIA demonstrate higher and earlier ethical sensitivity than their peers, but academic excellence does not necessarily lead to social responsibility. Therefore, it is necessary to educate their executive and ethical regulation and other functional traits, such as critical thinking and wisdom. This work aims to understand how ethical sensitivity contributes to the transformational expression of HIA. A comparative theoretical review of scientific articles on the subject was carried out, combined with empirical results from previous research on the subject. Two fundamental ideas are incorporated into the concept of HIA: its development and the importance that this development is not only directed towards individual achievements but is also transformational, that is, giving rise to socially beneficial behaviors. The discussion focus on the need for educating the executive and ethical regulation of high intellectual potential in a transformational HIA in order to offer effective solutions to the complexities of the 21st century.