A glimpse inside the lives of the academically talented: What merit scholars and their parents reveal

IF 1.8 4区教育学 Q2 EDUCATION, SPECIAL

High Ability Studies Pub Date : 2020-07-02 DOI:10.1080/13598139.2019.1661224

Kenneth A. Kiewra, Brittany A. Rom

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Abstract

ABSTRACT To gain a deep and integrative understanding of the conditions associated with academic talent development, a cross-case qualitative study was conducted wherein six National Merit Scholars and their parents were interviewed. Findings from each case study pertaining to home, school, and personal conditions were revealed. Cross-case analysis revealed that the Scholars were raised in enriched two-parent homes with multiple children by well-educated parents. In that home environment, the Scholars showed precocious abilities and acquired positive values about educational success. Children emerged from their early home environments highly motivated, independent, and hard-working. Thereafter, parents had minimal involvement in students’ academic success. Schooling played an important role too. Scholars benefited from an assortment of special educational opportunities such as home-schooling and programs for academically gifted. Scholars were also positively influenced by peers, and they engaged in many activities outside academics. Results generally fit with the talent literature with two exceptions: (a) Scholars did not demonstrate a singleness of purpose and (b) parents seemingly had minimal involvement in their child’s academic success during the school years.

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窥探学术天才的生活:优秀学者和他们的父母揭示了什么

摘要:为了更深入、更全面地了解学术人才发展的相关条件，本研究对6名国家优秀学者及其父母进行了跨案例定性研究。每个案例研究的结果与家庭、学校和个人条件有关。交叉案例分析显示，学者们在富裕的双亲家庭中长大，父母受过良好教育，有多个孩子。在这样的家庭环境中，学生们表现出早熟的能力，并获得了关于教育成功的积极价值观。孩子们从他们早期的家庭环境中成长起来，非常积极、独立、勤奋。此后，家长对学生学业成绩的影响微乎其微。学校教育也发挥了重要作用。学生们受益于各种特殊教育机会，如家庭教育和学术天才项目。学者也受到同伴的积极影响，他们参与了许多学术之外的活动。结果总体上符合天赋文献，但有两个例外:(a)学者没有表现出单一的目标;(b)在上学期间，父母似乎很少参与孩子的学业成功。

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期刊介绍： High Ability Studies provides a forum for scholars in a variety of disciplines associated with the development of human abilities to their highest level. It is a medium for the promotion of high ability, whether through the communication of scientific research, theory, or the exchange of practical experience and ideas. The contents of this journal are unique in reflecting concerns and recent developments in this area from childhood and across the whole life span in a variety of contexts. Far from being restricted to the traditional focus on high-level cognitive development, it also presents investigations into all other areas of human endeavour, including sport, technology, the arts, business, management and social relations.