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ERIC Number: EJ1465965
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1323-9686
EISSN: EISSN-None
Available Date: 0000-00-00
A Story of Inquiry over Time
Denise Wood
Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, v34 n1 p5-19 2025
Gifted education in Australia has a story punctuated by four senate inquiries initiated by either state or federal governments, and a Commonwealth commissioned report, each charged with investigating the education of gifted and talented children across Australia. A related document is a position paper produced by the Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented (AAEGT) in 1996. Each of these reviews has produced a set of recommendations that set directions for gifted education in Australia. Using qualitative document analysis (Morgan, 2022), this article explores three themes that appear across the reviews: (a) the definition of giftedness/gifted learners, (b) teacher education and development, and (c) the need for greater Australian research focussed on giftedness and gifted learners. This assessment of the inquiries/reports/reviews into the education of gifted learners suggests that addressing these themes will continue the story as a useful way to inform and direct the future of gifted education in Australia.
Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented. School of Education, The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia. e-mail: EditorAJGE@aaegt.net.au; Web site: http://www.aaegt.net.au/?page_id=736
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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